HTC U11 LIFE vs. Nokia XR20

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of HTC U11 LIFE and Nokia XR20. 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 LIFE vs. Nokia XR20 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC U11 LIFE Nokia XR20
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 149.9 mm 171.64 mm Nokia XR20 has greater height than HTC U11 LIFE.
Width 72.9 mm 81.5 mm Nokia XR20 has greater width than HTC U11 LIFE.
Depth 8.1 mm 10.64 mm HTC U11 LIFE is narrower than HTC U11 LIFE.
Weight 142 g 248 g HTC U11 LIFE is lighter than HTC U11 LIFE.
Body Colour Sapphire blue Granite | Ultra blue
Body Material - Composite polymer, aluminium frame
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof Water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Nokia XR20 is waterproof.
IP rating IP67 IP68
SAR Value 1.31 W/kg (simultaneous), 1 W/kg (wireless router), 1 W/kg (body), 0.59 W/kg (head) 1.133 W/kg (head), 1.427 W/kg (body)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY HTC U11 LIFE Nokia XR20
Display Type LCD display -
Display Technology Super LCD 5 -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.67" Nokia XR20 has larger screen size than HTC U11 LIFE.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Nokia XR20 has better screen resolution than HTC U11 LIFE.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 550 cd/m²
Display Features HTC Edge Sense Glove & Wet Touch
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR HTC U11 LIFE Nokia XR20
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 -
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes - HTC U11 LIFE has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY HTC U11 LIFE Nokia XR20
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Nokia XR20 has more RAM than HTC U11 LIFE.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Nokia XR20 has more internal memory than HTC U11 LIFE.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB -
CAMERA HTC U11 LIFE Nokia XR20
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Nokia XR20 has better camera resolution than HTC U11 LIFE.
Sensor Size - 1/2.25"
Sensor Type BSI -
Sensor Name - Samsung GM1ST
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.79 Nokia XR20 has better lens aperture than HTC U11 LIFE.
Pixel Size - 0.8 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, ZEISS cinematic effects
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode Panorama, night mode, Watermark mode, Beautification mode, Cinema mode, SpeedWarp camera mode, Action Cam mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - HTC U11 LIFE has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual-tone LED + single LED
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 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 ZEISS Optics, ZEISS Portrait
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 13 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/3"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Samsung 3L6
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 123 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.12 μm
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 8 Megapixel HTC U11 LIFE has better front camera resolution than Nokia XR20.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 -
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) -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Front) HTC UltraPixel Camera, Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds -
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC U11 LIFE Nokia XR20
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2600 mAh 4630 mAh Nokia XR20 has larger battery capacity than HTC U11 LIFE.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0 Nokia XR20 has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Nokia XR20 can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
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
Mixed usage: up to 48 hrs
CELLULAR HTC U11 LIFE Nokia XR20
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM -
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Nokia XR20 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 8.0 Oreo Android 11
User Interface HTC Sense -
Intelligent Assistant HTC Sense Companion Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, A-GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS HTC U11 LIFE Nokia XR20
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE 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 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
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 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 43, 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 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3700, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n28, n41, n66, n77, n78
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA HTC U11 LIFE Nokia XR20
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID Apt-X
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM -
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition OZO Audio, Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX Adaptive, OZO Playback technology, OZO spatial sound recording with wind noise reduction
FEATURES HTC U11 LIFE Nokia XR20
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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - 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 Dual microphones, Google Assistant Button, 4 years monthly of security and OS updates, 3 years of OS updates, AI battery saving technology, Google Drive Storage (15 GB)
OTHERS HTC U11 LIFE Nokia XR20
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards IP67 IP68, MIL-STD-810H
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1 m 1.5 m
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