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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-30 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.24 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.6 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a score of 75.8, which is a bit better than HTC U12 Life's 74.4 general score. Despite of the fact the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is older and a bit heavier than HTC U12 Life, it's construction is still a little thinner. Galaxy A7 (2017) features a bit better processor than HTC U12 Life, although it has lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
HTC U12 Life has a bit sharper display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a little higher 1080 x 2160 resolution, a little bit more pixels per screen inch and a quite bigger display. HTC U12 Life counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for shooting pictures and videos in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same resolution camera in the back, the HTC U12 Life also counts with a lot higher (4K) video resolution.
HTC U12 Life counts with a bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a slot for external memory cards that holds 128 GB smaller, it also counts with 32 GB more internal storage capacity. The HTC U12 Life and the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) have incredibly similar batteries duration.
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