HTC U11 LIFE vs. Honor 50

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of HTC U11 LIFE and Honor 50. 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 50 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC U11 LIFE Honor 50
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - NTH-NX9
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 149.9 mm 159.96 mm Honor 50 has greater height than HTC U11 LIFE.
Width 72.9 mm 73.76 mm Honor 50 has greater width than HTC U11 LIFE.
Depth 8.1 mm 7.78 mm Honor 50 is narrower than HTC U11 LIFE.
Weight 142 g 175 g HTC U11 LIFE is lighter than HTC U11 LIFE.
Body Colour Sapphire blue Midnight black | Emerald Green
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) 1.1 W/kg (body), 0.8 W/kg (head), 2.76 W/kg (limb)
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 50
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Super LCD 5 AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.57" Honor 50 has larger screen size than HTC U11 LIFE.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 50 has better screen resolution than HTC U11 LIFE.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density - 403 ppi
Colour Depth - 1073.7 million colours
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Features HTC Edge Sense -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR HTC U11 LIFE Honor 50
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - HTC U11 LIFE has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY HTC U11 LIFE Honor 50
RAM 3 GB 6 GB Honor 50 has more RAM than HTC U11 LIFE.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Honor 50 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 50
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 108 Megapixel Honor 50 has better camera resolution than HTC U11 LIFE.
Sensor Size - 1/1.52"
Sensor Type BSI -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.2 HTC U11 LIFE has better lens aperture than HTC U11 LIFE.
Pixel Size - 2.1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - HTC U11 LIFE has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec -
Special Effects HDR Boost -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode Slow motion mode, Fast Motion mode, Multi-video recording
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - HTC U11 LIFE has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 12032 x 9024
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
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)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Honor 50 has better front camera resolution than HTC U11 LIFE.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 HTC U11 LIFE has better front lens aperture than HTC U11 LIFE.
Field of View (Front) - 90 degree(s)
Focus Adjustment 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) Super night selfie mode, AI Wide-angle selfie
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Front) HTC UltraPixel Camera, Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds -
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC U11 LIFE Honor 50
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2600 mAh 4300 mAh Honor 50 has larger battery capacity than HTC U11 LIFE.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor 50 has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 45 min
Standby Time 192 hours -
Talk Time 1260 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (3G/4G): up to 1260 min
Standby (3G/4G): up to 192 hrs
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CELLULAR HTC U11 LIFE Honor 50
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor 50 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 8.0 Oreo Android 11
User Interface HTC Sense Magic UI 4.2
Intelligent Assistant HTC Sense Companion -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS HTC U11 LIFE Honor 50
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 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 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, 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 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 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n7, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA HTC U11 LIFE Honor 50
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, SBC
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio
FEATURES HTC U11 LIFE Honor 50
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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display)
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 -
OTHERS HTC U11 LIFE Honor 50
Included Accessories Power adapter USB cable, 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger
Compliant Standards IP67 TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1 m -
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