Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | HTC |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2017-05-18 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Silver and White |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 5 |
| 401 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
HTC U11 has an overall score of 77.6, which is a little bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus's general score of 75.5. HTC U11's construction is newer than the Huawei P9 Plus's, but it is somewhat thicker and a bit heavier. The HTC U11 counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the HTC U11 also has a higher amount of pixels per inch of screen and a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution.
The Huawei P9 Plus features a slightly bigger memory capacity for games and applications than HTC U11, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Huawei P9 Plus also has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 256 GB. The HTC U11 has a CPU that is very similar to Huawei P9 Plus's processing unit, both have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
The HTC U11 counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have the same resolution back-facing camera, the HTC U11 also has a lot larger aperture to capture better captures and video in low light situations, a larger back-facing camera sensor shooting better quality photos and videos and a way better video definition.
Huawei P9 Plus counts with just a little bit longer battery life than HTC U11, because it has a 13% more battery size.
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