HTC U12+ (Plus) vs Apple iPhone 8

The iPhone 8 took the mobile phone realm by storm after hitting the store shelves in September, last year. HTC’s hotly-anticipated U12 Plus smartphone, on the other hand, is expected to launch on April 26, 2018. Here’s a brief comparison between the two smartphones.

Although HTC continues to refrain from shedding more light on the U12 Plus’ specs and other details, the much-awaited smartphone has been subject to a slew of rumors and leaks. We still do not have information about the device’s dimensions and weight; however, there’s hearsay that the U12 Plus will be up for grabs in black and red color versions.

Moreover, HTC’s upcoming smartphone is expected to sport a massive 6.0 inches display with a screen resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels with 18:9 ratio at a pixel density of 537 PPI (pixels per inch). Earlier reports suggest it will come with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for added protection.

The much sought-after iPhone 8 boasts a sturdy glass and stainless steel body. It has dimensions of 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 (inches) and it weighs in at 148 grams (with battery). Moreover, you can choose from a wide range of color versions including silver, gold, jet black, and gray.

On the back, the iPhone 8 sports a 12-megapixel camera with Quad LED dual tone flash and AF and it has a 7-megapixel f/2.2 camera in the front. Aside from that, there’s a fingerprint sensor located in the front.

The HTC U12 Plus is expected to pack a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845, 64-bit processor along with a Qualcomm Adreno 630 GPU (graphics processing unit), under the hood. If speculations prove to be true, the U12 Plus will offer 6GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB of expandable storage (Up to 256GB via SIM 2 Slot).

Furthermore, it will have multiple card slots including microSD, microSDHC, and microSDXC. The U12 Plus will feature a myriad of sensors such as proximity sensor, accelerometer, light sensor, fingerprint ID (rear mounted), compass, and gyroscope.

The phone will be backed by a robust 4,000 mAh Li-Ion (Lithium Ion) battery which offers up to 429 hours of standby time and an impressive 23.5 hours of talk time. The battery will be non-removable.

The iPhone 8 smartphone is powered by Apple A11 Bionic chip and it comes with Apple three-core graphics processing unit + M11 mo. The coveted smartphone offers 2GB of LPDDR4 RAM and a hearty 64GB/256GB internal memory (without external memory support).

The iPhone 8 smartphone does not come with any sort of card slots. However, it does include various sensors such as fingerprint, accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyroscope, light sensor, and proximity.

The recently released iPhone 8 draws its juice from a 2,500 mAh Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer) battery, which supports Qi wireless charging. This built-in battery offers up to 12 hours of talk time and a staggering 403 hours of standby time.

Despite the lack of an official confirmation, tech gurus believe HTC will put an $890 price sticker on the U12 Plus smartphone. Meanwhile, iPhone lovers can get their hands on the 64GB version of the iPhone 8 by shelling out about $699.

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Product Name

HTC U12+ (Plus)

Apple iPhone 8
Product Image
Price
Our Rating

7.6

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Brand

HTC

Apple
Category

Mobiles

Mobiles

General

Model

HTC U12 Plus Model A1863, Model A1905
Released

26 April, 2018 22/09/17
Status

Available Available

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.

Bar Bar
Dimensions

138.3 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight

Grams (with Battery) 148g
Waterproof

No Yes - IP67

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)

Super LCD6 Capacitive touchscreen IPS
Size

6.0-inches QHD+ 4.7 inch
Resolution

2880 x 1440 Pixels, 24 bit color depth 1334 x 750
Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.

16M Colors 16.7 Million Colors, 1400:1 Contrast Ratio, 625 cd/m2 Max Brightness
Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.

~ 537 PPI Pixel Per Inch 326 ppi
Touch Screen

Yes Multi Touch Support Yes
Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.

Yes Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features

Super LCD6, FHD+ display
~ 537 PPI Pixel Density
Capacitive Multi-touch
Scratch resistant
18:9 Display Ratio
Gorilla Glass Protection Fingerprint-Resistant Oleophobic Coating, 3D Touch

Hardware

CPU The main chipset of the device.

Octa-Core (4 x 2.7GHz Kryo 385 Gold, 4 x 1.7GHz Kryo 385 Silver) CPU Clock
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.

Qualcomm Adreno 630 GPU 3-Core Custom Chip - TBD
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.

6GB 2GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.

64GB/128GB 64GB/256GB
Memory Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.

External Memory Support Up to 256GB No
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.

Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer, Fingerprint Scanner (Rear Mounted), Compass, Light Sensor, Gyroscope Fingerprint Sensor (Front), Barometer, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.

Android 8.1 Oreo iOS 11
User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface.

HTC Sense UI iOS 11

Camera

Rear Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.

12 Megapixels f/1.6 + 16 Megapixels (Dual Rear Camera) 12 MP f/1.8
Image

4619 x 2598 PIxels HEIF, JPEG
Video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps 4K@60/30/24fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@30fps
Flash Flash Light => There is commonly two types of flash lights are used in camera mobile phones, LED Flash (LED flash offers lower power consumption with drive circuitry that takes up very little room, LEDs can be strobed faster than any other light source), Xenon Flash (xenon flash produces an extremely intense full-spectrum white light for a very short duration)

Yes with Dual LED Dual Tone Flash Quad LED Flash
Front Camera

8 Megapixels + 8 Megapixels f/2.0, HDR Support 7 MP f/2.2

Network

SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.

Nano SIM Nano SIM
Dual SIM

Single Nano SIM or Dual Hybrid SIM (Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM/MicroSD), Dual Standby No

Connectivity

Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 802.11n 5GHz, Dual band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB

3.1 Type-C USB 1.0, with Host, Charging and Mass Storage Function Lightning Connector (USB 2.0)
GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.

Yes, with GPS, A-GPS, BDS, GLONASS Yes - GPS/ AGPS/ GLONASS/ QZSS
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

Yes Yes
Wireless Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device.

No Yes (Qi Standard)
Headphone Jack

Yes No

Battery

Capacity Battery Capacity

4,000 mAh Lithium-ion
Placement

Non-Removable Non-Removable

Media

Video Playback

Yes Support 3GP, M4V, H.264, MKV, DivX, AVI, xVID, WMV, FLV, MP4, H.265 HEVC, MP4, (H.264 Support)
Video Out

Yes With Wireless Media Connection
FM Radio

Yes
Ring Tones

Yes Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes Yes
Handsfree

Yes

Data

4G LTE 4G LTE bands

Yes
Speed

LTE: 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) MHz HSPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE+