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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 78.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Motorola |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-30 | 2019-08-16 |
| 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches | 6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Denim blue and Pearl white |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | $ 304.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 435 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9609 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 13.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola One Action is just a bit better than the HTC U12 Life, with a 78.5 score against 74.4. The Motorola One Action body is newer than HTC U12 Life's, but it is a little bit thicker and just a bit heavier. The Motorola One Action features a bit superior CPU than HTC U12 Life. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 cores.
Motorola One Action features a little sharper display than HTC U12 Life, because it has a quite bigger screen, a bit more pixels per inch of screen and a quite better 1080 x 2520 resolution. The Motorola One Action has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than HTC U12 Life, because it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
HTC U12 Life has a bit better battery performance than Motorola One Action, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity. HTC U12 Life takes clearer pictures and videos than Motorola One Action, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the HTC U12 Life also counts with a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
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