ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL) vs. HTC U12+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL) and HTC U12+. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL) vs. HTC U12+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL) HTC U12+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number ZC600KL -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 160.52 mm 156.6 mm ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL) has greater height than HTC U12+.
Width 76.06 mm 73.9 mm ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL) has greater width than HTC U12+.
Depth 7.75 mm 9.7 mm ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL) is narrower than ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL).
Weight 163 g 188 g ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL) is lighter than ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL).
Body Colour Moonlight white | Midnight black | Rouge red Flame red | Ceramic black
Body Material Aluminium, glass -
Protection - Dustproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes HTC U12+ is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value - 0.53 W/kg (body), 0.66 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL) HTC U12+
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS+ Super LCD 6
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 6" Both phones have the same screen size.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2246 x 1080 pixels 2880 x 1440 pixels HTC U12+ has better screen resolution than ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL).
Display Format - QHD+
Pixel Density 402 ppi 537 ppi HTC U12+ has better pixel density than ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL).
Aspect Ratio 18:9 18:9
Max Brightness 550 cd/m² -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
HDR - Yes HTC U12+ has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Enhancement Technology Bluelight Filter for Eye Care -
Display Features DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, Auto Colour Temperature, Smart Screen On Display colour personalisation, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, HTC Edge Sense 2, Smart rotate, Smart dim, Smart display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass), smudge-resistant oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL) HTC U12+
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2.8 GHz HTC U12+ has higher clock speed than ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL).
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 505 -
MEMORY ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL) HTC U12+
RAM LPDDR3 SDRAM - 3 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB HTC U12+ has more RAM than ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL).
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB HTC U12+ has more internal memory than ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL).
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL) HTC U12+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL) has better camera resolution than HTC U12+.
Sensor Type - BSI
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX376 sensor -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.75 HTC U12+ has better lens aperture than ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL).
Lens Construction 6-element -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) 4 Stop OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Optical Zoom - 2x
Digital Zoom - 10x
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec
Special Effects Night HDR HDR Boost
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode HDR Boost 2
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, Beauty mode, Auto mode, super resolution mode, GIF animation function, Real-Time Beautification, Real-time Protrait, Time Lapse (with power saving mode) Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, Bokeh Mode, Auto Zoom
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC U12+ has face detection.
Light Source LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Dual Pixel technology, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), 3-axis electronic image stabilisation, RAW image capture, 4-axis optical image stabilisation, Instant cameras switching, Live Emoji, 8 filters, AI Photo Learning, 32s long exposure Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 32s manual exposure, RAW image capture, UltraSpeed Autofocus, HTC UltraPixel Camera 4, Sonic Zoom, Audio Boost, 3D audio recording, AR sticker, 8MP still photos recording 4K video
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel HTC U12+ has better second camera resolution than ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL).
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Wide-angle lens Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.6
Camera Features (2nd Camera) 3-axis electronic image stabilisation -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 20 Megapixel 8 Megapixel ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL) has better front camera resolution than HTC U12+.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Special Effects (Front) Night HDR Live make-up, HDR Boost
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) Beauty mode, Auto mode, selfie panorama, GIF animation function Selfie panorama, Bokeh Mode, Auto selfie
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) PixelMaster camera, 8 filters Self timer up to 10 seconds, AR sticker
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) - F/2.0
Camera Features (2nd Front) 6P lens, 3-axis electronic image stabilisation -
BATTERY AND CHARGING ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL) HTC U12+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3300 mAh 3500 mAh HTC U12+ has larger battery capacity than ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL).
Fast Charging Technology BoostMaster Fast Charging Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Standby Time 576 hours -
Talk Time 1800 minutes 1428 minutes ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL) has longer battery life when making calls than HTC U12+.
Run Time Details Standby (4G): up to 576 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1800 min
Playback (Music): up to 96 hrs
Talk: up to 1428 min
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL) HTC U12+
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 8.0 Oreo Android 8.0 Oreo
User Interface ASUS ZenUI 5.0 HTC Sense
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant, HTC Sense Companion, Alexa
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL) HTC U12+
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, DC-HSPA+ GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL) HTC U12+
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, LDAC, MP4, MID, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM
Sound Enhancements ASUS BoostMaster technology, Hi-Res audio, DTS Headphone:X HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition, HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation, Hi-Res audio certified, Hi-Res audio recording
FEATURES ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL) HTC U12+
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, edge sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock, Glove mode, AudioWizard, NXP Smart AMP technology, ASUS Noise Reduction technology, Google Drive Storage (100 GB) (free for 1 year), Dual Smart AMP, Dual noise-cancelling microphones, AI Charging, AI Boost, ZeniMoji DLNA Certified, AirPlay wireless streaming, sharing media via DLNA, Face Unlock, Wi-Fi Miracast, MIMO technology, Flip to Mute function, Power Saving Mode, notification LED, Wi-Fi Calling, four microphones, Pocket mode, Hi-Res Audio, Motion Launch, Android Sensor Hub, HTC Connect, Extreme power saving mode, MU-MIMO technology, Quiet ring on pick up, pressure sensitive buttons
OTHERS ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (ZC600KL) HTC U12+
Included Accessories Power adapter, clear soft case, ASUS ZenEar S Hi-Res earphone with microphone Power adapter
Compliant Standards - IP68
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