HTC U12 Life vs. Nokia 3.1 Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of HTC U12 Life and Nokia 3.1 Plus. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

HTC U12 Life vs. Nokia 3.1 Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC U12 Life Nokia 3.1 Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.5 mm 156.88 mm HTC U12 Life has greater height than Nokia 3.1 Plus.
Width 75.4 mm 76.44 mm Nokia 3.1 Plus has greater width than HTC U12 Life.
Depth 8.3 mm 8.19 mm Nokia 3.1 Plus is narrower than HTC U12 Life.
Weight 175 g 180 g HTC U12 Life is lighter than HTC U12 Life.
Body Colour Moonlight blue Blue
Body Material - Toughened glass, machined aluminium
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.576 W/kg (body), 0.411 W/kg (head), 3.99 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM -
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY HTC U12 Life Nokia 3.1 Plus
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 6" Both phones have the same screen size.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2160 x 1080 pixels -
Display Format Full HD+ HD+
Aspect Ratio 18:9 18:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features - 2.5D Glass
PROCESSOR HTC U12 Life Nokia 3.1 Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 MediaTek Helio P22
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes - HTC U12 Life has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY HTC U12 Life Nokia 3.1 Plus
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB LPDDR3 SDRAM - 2 GB HTC U12 Life has more RAM than Nokia 3.1 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 16 GB HTC U12 Life has more internal memory than Nokia 3.1 Plus.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 400 GB
CAMERA HTC U12 Life Nokia 3.1 Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 13 Megapixel HTC U12 Life has better camera resolution than Nokia 3.1 Plus.
Sensor Name - Samsung S5K3L5
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec -
Special Effects HDR, Bokeh effect Bokeh effect
Camera Modes Panorama Low-light shots
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) -
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), depth-sensing imaging
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 5 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Both phones have the same second camera resolution.
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Samsung S5K5E9
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 13 Megapixel 8 Megapixel HTC U12 Life has better front camera resolution than Nokia 3.1 Plus.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Sensor Name (Front) - Samsung S5K4H7
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 HTC U12 Life has better front lens aperture than HTC U12 Life.
Focus Adjustment Focus free Focus free
Special Effects (Front) HDR -
Camera Modes (Front) Beauty mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - HTC U12 Life has face detection.
Light Source (Front) LED flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC U12 Life Nokia 3.1 Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3600 mAh 3500 mAh HTC U12 Life has larger battery capacity than Nokia 3.1 Plus.
CELLULAR HTC U12 Life Nokia 3.1 Plus
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 8.1 Oreo Android 8.0 Oreo
User Interface HTC Sense -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS HTC U12 Life Nokia 3.1 Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 66 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 4.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA HTC U12 Life Nokia 3.1 Plus
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM -
FEATURES HTC U12 Life Nokia 3.1 Plus
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Power Saving Mode, Android Sensor Hub -
OTHERS HTC U12 Life Nokia 3.1 Plus
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, SIM card removal tool, Nokia Micro USB charger
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