HTC U11 LIFE vs. Honor 20

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of HTC U11 LIFE and Honor 20. 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

HTC U11 LIFE vs. Honor 20 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC U11 LIFE Honor 20
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 149.9 mm 154.25 mm Honor 20 has greater height than HTC U11 LIFE.
Width 72.9 mm 73.97 mm Honor 20 has greater width than HTC U11 LIFE.
Depth 8.1 mm 7.87 mm Honor 20 is narrower than HTC U11 LIFE.
Weight 142 g 174 g HTC U11 LIFE is lighter than HTC U11 LIFE.
Body Colour Sapphire blue Sapphire blue | Midnight black
Body Material - Glass
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
IP rating IP67 -
SAR Value 1.31 W/kg (simultaneous), 1 W/kg (wireless router), 1 W/kg (body), 0.59 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body), 0.84 W/kg (head)
Connector Type 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 Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY HTC U11 LIFE Honor 20
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Super LCD 5 LTPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.26" Honor 20 has larger screen size than HTC U11 LIFE.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 20 has better screen resolution than HTC U11 LIFE.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density - 412 ppi
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features HTC Edge Sense All-View Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR HTC U11 LIFE Honor 20
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Hisilicon Kirin 980
Clock Speed - 2.6 GHz
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.
MEMORY HTC U11 LIFE Honor 20
RAM 3 GB 6 GB Honor 20 has more RAM than HTC U11 LIFE.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Honor 20 has more internal memory than HTC U11 LIFE.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB -
CAMERA HTC U11 LIFE Honor 20
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Honor 20 has better camera resolution than HTC U11 LIFE.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Sensor Type BSI -
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Honor 20 has better lens aperture than HTC U11 LIFE.
Pixel Size - 1.6 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - HTC U11 LIFE has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec -
Special Effects HDR Boost HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, Sound & Shot, Beauty mode, Good food mode, Light Painting mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Face detection, smile detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover, HTC Zoe, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Video Pic, HTC UltraPixel Camera 2, 32s manual exposure, RAW image capture, UltraSpeed Autofocus Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), AI Ultra clarity, 4-in-1 Light Fusion, AIS Super Night mode
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Super wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 117 degree(s)
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Diistortion correction, distortion correction
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - Bokeh effect
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (4th Camera) - 4cm macro photography
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Honor 20 has better front camera resolution than HTC U11 LIFE.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects (Front) Live make-up -
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Tap to focus, selfie panorama, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie) 3D Portrait Lighting, AI Beauty, AI Portait
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) HTC UltraPixel Camera, Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 3D Portrait
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC U11 LIFE Honor 20
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2600 mAh 3750 mAh Honor 20 has larger battery capacity than HTC U11 LIFE.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor 20 has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 192 hours -
Talk Time 1260 minutes 1560 minutes Honor 20 has longer battery life when making calls than HTC U11 LIFE.
Run Time Details Talk (3G/4G): up to 1260 min
Standby (3G/4G): up to 192 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1560 min
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 132 hrs
CELLULAR HTC U11 LIFE Honor 20
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 9.0 Pie
User Interface HTC Sense HUAWEI Magic UI 2.1.0
Intelligent Assistant HTC Sense Companion -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS HTC U11 LIFE Honor 20
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, 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 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 66 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA HTC U11 LIFE Honor 20
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM MPEG-4, 3GP
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition Virtual Surround Sound
FEATURES HTC U11 LIFE Honor 20
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, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, motion-detecting accelerometer, edge sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features AirPlay wireless streaming, sharing media via DLNA, Wi-Fi Miracast, Noise Cancellation Technology, Flip to Mute function, Power Saving Mode, Wi-Fi Calling, Pocket mode, Hi-Res Audio, Motion Launch, Android Sensor Hub, HTC Connect, Extreme power saving mode, Hi-Res audio stereo recording, HTC Usonic, 4 mics 3D Audio recording, Quiet ring on pick up Face Unlock, MU-MIMO technology, Neural Network Processing Unit
OTHERS HTC U11 LIFE Honor 20
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter
Compliant Standards IP67 -
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1 m -
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