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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| 2017-11-02 | 2017-07-07 |
| 5.87 x 2.87 x 0.32 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.01 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Silver |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 349.00 | $ 611.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| S-LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 chipset | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Mali-T880 MP12 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.56 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition is a bit better than the HTC U11 life, with an 80.4 score against 74.5. Even though Galaxy Note Fan Edition and HTC U11 life were released only a couple months apart, Galaxy Note Fan Edition's body is a little thinner but somewhat heavier. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a little bit better looking screen than HTC U11 life, because it has a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560, a quite greater pixel amount in each display inch and a little bit bigger screen.
Galaxy Note Fan Edition counts with just a little better processing power than HTC U11 life, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Note Fan Edition also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The HTC U11 life features just a bit better camera than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for shooting images and videos in low light situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the HTC U11 life also counts with a lot higher resolution back facing camera.
The HTC U11 life has a quite bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB. Galaxy Note Fan Edition features better battery duration than HTC U11 life, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity.
Although Galaxy Note Fan Edition is a better device, it costs a lot more than HTC U11 life, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as HTC U11 life. So if you want that extra features, you can buy the Galaxy Note Fan Edition, else you can save a couple dollars and buy the HTC U11 life, resigning a couple features and specs.
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