HTC U12+ vs. Huawei Mate 20 X

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of HTC U12+ and Huawei Mate 20 X. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

HTC U12+ vs. Huawei Mate 20 X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC U12+ Huawei Mate 20 X
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 156.6 mm 174.6 mm Huawei Mate 20 X has greater height than HTC U12+.
Width 73.9 mm 85.4 mm Huawei Mate 20 X has greater width than HTC U12+.
Depth 9.7 mm 8.15 mm Huawei Mate 20 X is narrower than HTC U12+.
Weight 188 g 232 g HTC U12+ is lighter than HTC U12+.
Body Colour Flame red | Ceramic black Midnight blue
Protection Dustproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - HTC U12+ is waterproof.
IP rating IP68 -
SAR Value 0.53 W/kg (body), 0.66 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body), 0.42 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card
DISPLAY HTC U12+ Huawei Mate 20 X
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Super LCD 6 -
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 7.2" Huawei Mate 20 X has larger screen size than HTC U12+.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2880 x 1440 pixels 2244 x 1080 pixels HTC U12+ has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Display Format QHD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 537 ppi -
Aspect Ratio 18:9 -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
HDR Yes - HTC U12+ has HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10 -
Display Features Display colour personalisation, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, HTC Edge Sense 2, Smart rotate, Smart dim, Smart display DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR HTC U12+ Huawei Mate 20 X
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Hisilicon Kirin 980
Clock Speed 2.8 GHz 2.6 GHz HTC U12+ has higher clock speed than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY HTC U12+ Huawei Mate 20 X
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB 6 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Huawei Mate 20 X has more internal memory than HTC U12+.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA HTC U12+ Huawei Mate 20 X
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 40 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X has better camera resolution than HTC U12+.
Sensor Type BSI -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.75 F/1.8 HTC U12+ has better lens aperture than HTC U12+.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - HTC U12+ has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Optical Zoom 2x -
Digital Zoom 10x -
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec -
Special Effects HDR Boost HDR
HDR Mode HDR Boost 2 -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, Bokeh Mode, Auto Zoom -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Face detection, smile detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 32s manual exposure, RAW image capture, UltraSpeed Autofocus, HTC UltraPixel Camera 4, Sonic Zoom, Audio Boost, 3D audio recording, AR sticker, 8MP still photos recording 4K video Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Depth Auto Focus, Leica Triple Camera, AI Image Stabilisation, Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X has better second camera resolution than HTC U12+.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Telephoto lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.6 F/2.2 Huawei Mate 20 X has better second camera lens aperture than HTC U12+.
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 24 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X has better front camera resolution than HTC U12+.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects (Front) Live make-up, HDR Boost -
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Selfie panorama, Bokeh Mode, Auto selfie -
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Front) Self timer up to 10 seconds, AR sticker -
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) 8 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) F/2.0 -
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC U12+ Huawei Mate 20 X
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3500 mAh 5000 mAh Huawei Mate 20 X has larger battery capacity than HTC U12+.
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Both phones have fast charging technology.
Talk Time 1428 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1428 min -
CELLULAR HTC U12+ Huawei Mate 20 X
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 8.0 Oreo Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface HTC Sense -
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant, HTC Sense Companion, Alexa -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS HTC U12+ Huawei Mate 20 X
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA HTC U12+ Huawei Mate 20 X
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, LDAC, MP4, MID, apt-X HD WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, 3GA, MP4, HWA
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM MPEG-4, 3GP
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition, HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation, Hi-Res audio certified, Hi-Res audio recording -
FEATURES HTC U12+ Huawei Mate 20 X
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, edge sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, AirPlay wireless streaming, sharing media via DLNA, Face Unlock, Wi-Fi Miracast, MIMO technology, Flip to Mute function, Power Saving Mode, notification LED, Wi-Fi Calling, four microphones, Pocket mode, Hi-Res Audio, Motion Launch, Android Sensor Hub, HTC Connect, Extreme power saving mode, MU-MIMO technology, Quiet ring on pick up, pressure sensitive buttons HUAWEI M-Pen support
OTHERS HTC U12+ Huawei Mate 20 X
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case
Compliant Standards IP68 TUV Rheinland
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