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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Huawei |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | HarmonyOS 3 |
| 2018-08-30 | 2022-11-11 |
| 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches | 6.69 x 2.97 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold, Gren, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2790 x 1188 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 4G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.68 | 8.47 |
| 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+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 Huawei Pocket S has a score of 78.2, which is slightly better than the HTC U12 Life's 74.4 global score. The Huawei Pocket S construction is incredibly newer and somewhat thinner, but a bit heavier than the HTC U12 Life. The Huawei Pocket S has HarmonyOS 3 OS, while HTC U12 Life works with Android 8.1 Oreo OS.
The Huawei Pocket S features a little bit better hardware performance than HTC U12 Life, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Pocket S also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Huawei Pocket S has a little bit better display than HTC U12 Life, because it has a little higher pixels count in each screen inch, a larger display and a better resolution of 1188 x 2790 pixels.
Huawei Pocket S features a little bit more memory for applications and games than HTC U12 Life, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei Pocket S has a bit longer battery lifetime than HTC U12 Life, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
The HTC U12 Life features a much better camera than Huawei Pocket S, although it has a lot less mega pixels back facing camera and a smaller aperture which is not good for low light photography and video.
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