HTC U11+ vs. Nothing Phone (2)

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of HTC U11+ and Nothing Phone (2). Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

HTC U11+ vs. Nothing Phone (2) Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC U11+ Nothing Phone (2)
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.5 mm 162.1 mm Nothing Phone (2) has greater height than HTC U11+.
Width 74.9 mm 76.4 mm Nothing Phone (2) has greater width than HTC U11+.
Depth 8.5 mm 8.6 mm HTC U11+ is narrower than HTC U11+.
Weight 188 g 201.2 g HTC U11+ is lighter than HTC U11+.
Body Colour Ceramic black Dark grey | White
Body Material - 100% recycled aluminium, 80% recycled plastic
Protection Waterproof Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating IP68 IP54
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM -
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY HTC U11+ Nothing Phone (2)
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Super LCD 6 LTPO OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 6.7" Nothing Phone (2) has larger screen size than HTC U11+.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2880 x 1440 pixels 2412 x 1080 pixels HTC U11+ has better screen resolution than Nothing Phone (2).
Display Format QHD+ -
Pixel Density 537 ppi 394 ppi HTC U11+ has better pixel density than Nothing Phone (2).
Max Brightness - 1600 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Nothing Phone (2) has better colour depth than HTC U11+.
Contrast Ratio - 1000000:1
HDR Yes Yes Both phones have HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10 HDR10+
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features Display colour personalisation, HTC Edge Sense, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut Haptic touch, 120Hz adaptive refresh rate
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR HTC U11+ Nothing Phone (2)
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
Clock Speed 2.45 GHz 3 GHz Nothing Phone (2) has higher clock speed than HTC U11+.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - HTC U11+ has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 730
MEMORY HTC U11+ Nothing Phone (2)
RAM 4 GB 12 GB Nothing Phone (2) has more RAM than HTC U11+.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB Nothing Phone (2) has more internal memory than HTC U11+.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB -
CAMERA HTC U11+ Nothing Phone (2)
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Nothing Phone (2) has better camera resolution than HTC U11+.
Sensor Size - 1/1.56"
Sensor Type BSI -
Sensor Name - Sony IMX890 sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.88 HTC U11+ has better lens aperture than HTC U11+.
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 24 mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec -
Special Effects HDR Boost HDR, Live Filters
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode Panorama, night mode, Expert Mode, portrait mode, Documents, Motion Photo, Macro mode, Action Cam mode, Super Res Zoom, Motion capture, Panorama night mode, Time Lapse (4K)
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - HTC U11+ has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash -
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) HDR10+ at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 32s manual exposure, RAW image capture, UltraSpeed Autofocus, HTC UltraPixel Camera 3 AI scene detection, HEIF image capture, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation, Advanced HDR
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/2.76"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Samsung JN1
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 114 degree(s)
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro camera
Special Effects (2nd Camera) - HDR
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 4cm macro photography
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Nothing Phone (2) has better front camera resolution than HTC U11+.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.74"
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony IMX615 sensor
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.45 HTC U11+ has better front lens aperture than HTC U11+.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects (Front) Live make-up -
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Selfie panorama, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie) Night mode, portrait mode, Motion Photo
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Self timer up to 10 seconds Advanced HDR
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC U11+ Nothing Phone (2)
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3930 mAh 4700 mAh Nothing Phone (2) has larger battery capacity than HTC U11+.
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0, Power Delivery 3.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 55 min
Wireless Charging - Yes Nothing Phone (2) can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi, Reverse wireless charging
CELLULAR HTC U11+ Nothing Phone (2)
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Nothing Phone (2) has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 8.0 Oreo Nothing OS 2.0
User Interface HTC Sense -
Intelligent Assistant HTC Sense Companion -
Payment Technology - Google Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS HTC U11+ Nothing Phone (2)
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
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 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 30, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, n40, n25, n12, n30
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, SDL DL 1500+, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300, FDD 1900, n12, FDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.3
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA HTC U11+ Nothing Phone (2)
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, LDAC, MID, apt-X HD WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, IMY, EAC3, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, EAC3-JOC, AC-4
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 HEVC, MP4
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition, HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation, Hi-Res audio stereo recording, Hi-Res audio certified -
FEATURES HTC U11+ Nothing Phone (2)
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, motion-detecting accelerometer, edge sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyroscope, sensor core
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, AirPlay wireless streaming, sharing media via DLNA, Wi-Fi Miracast, Flip to Mute function, Power Saving Mode, Wi-Fi Calling, Pocket mode, Hi-Res Audio, Android Sensor Hub, Extreme power saving mode, MU-MIMO technology, Hi-Res audio stereo recording, HTC Usonic, 4 mics 3D Audio recording, Quiet ring on pick up MIMO technology, Three microphones, 4 years of Security Updates, dual stereo speakers, 3 years of OS updates, 5W reverse wireless charging
OTHERS HTC U11+ Nothing Phone (2)
Included Accessories Power adapter, USB-C cable SIM card removal tool, screen protector (pre-applied), USB-C to USB-C cable
Compliant Standards IP68 IP54, SGS Low Blue Light Certification
Carbon Footprint - 53.45 kg carbon emissions
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