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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Huawei |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-30 | 2015-12-01 |
| 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Metal |
| -- | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 8 has an overall score of 77.4, which is a bit better than the HTC U12 Life's overall score of 74.4. The Huawei Mate 8 is a incredibly older and a little heavier phone than HTC U12 Life, but Huawei could make it just a bit thinner anyway. Huawei Mate 8 features a bit faster processing unit than HTC U12 Life. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM and 8 CPU cores.
HTC U12 Life counts with a bit better display than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the HTC U12 Life also has a little higher amount of pixels in each inch in the screen and a quite better 1080 x 2160 resolution. The HTC U12 Life features a slightly better camera than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have the same aperture and a 16 mega-pixels resolution back camera, the HTC U12 Life also has a lot higher video quality.
The Huawei Mate 8 features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than HTC U12 Life, and although they both have a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB, the Huawei Mate 8 also has 64 GB more internal storage. Huawei Mate 8 features just a bit longer battery lifetime than HTC U12 Life, because it has an 11 percent bigger battery capacity.
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