HTC U11 LIFE vs. OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of HTC U11 LIFE and OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G. 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. OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC U11 LIFE OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - CPH2465
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 149.9 mm 165.5 mm OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G has greater height than HTC U11 LIFE.
Width 72.9 mm 76 mm OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G has greater width than HTC U11 LIFE.
Depth 8.1 mm 8.3 mm HTC U11 LIFE is narrower than HTC U11 LIFE.
Weight 142 g 195 g HTC U11 LIFE is lighter than HTC U11 LIFE.
Body Colour Sapphire blue Pastel lime | Chromatic grey
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G is waterproof.
IP rating IP67 -
SAR Value 1.31 W/kg (simultaneous), 1 W/kg (wireless router), 1 W/kg (body), 0.59 W/kg (head) 1.245 W/kg (body), 0.865 W/kg (head), 2.687 W/kg (limb)
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
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY HTC U11 LIFE OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Super LCD 5 LCD
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.72" OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G has larger screen size than HTC U11 LIFE.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G has better screen resolution than HTC U11 LIFE.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density - 391 ppi
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features HTC Edge Sense Wide colour display (P3), Eye comfort mode, Dark mode, sRGB support
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR HTC U11 LIFE OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 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.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 619
MEMORY HTC U11 LIFE OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
RAM 3 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB + up to 8 GB OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G has more RAM than HTC U11 LIFE.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G has more internal memory than HTC U11 LIFE.
Memory Interface - UFS 2.2
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA HTC U11 LIFE OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 108 Megapixel OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G has better camera resolution than HTC U11 LIFE.
Sensor Type BSI -
Sensor Name - Samsung S5KHM6SX03
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.7 OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G has better lens aperture than HTC U11 LIFE.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Pixel Size - 0.64 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - HTC U11 LIFE has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Digital Zoom - 6x
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec -
Special Effects HDR Boost HDR, face retouch
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, portrait mode, Nightscape capture mode, Pano mode, Filter mode, Macro mode, Dual-View Video, Text scanner
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - HTC U11 LIFE has 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 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) 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 Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), AI Scene Enhancement
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.4 HTC U11 LIFE has better front lens aperture than HTC U11 LIFE.
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects (Front) Live make-up HDR, face retouch
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Tap to focus, selfie panorama, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie) Time-lapse mode, portrait mode, Nightscape capture mode, Pano mode, Filter mode
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) HTC UltraPixel Camera, Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds -
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC U11 LIFE OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2600 mAh 5000 mAh OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G has larger battery capacity than HTC U11 LIFE.
Fast Charging Technology - SuperVOOC Flash Charge technology OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G has fast charging technology.
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
Playback (YouTube): up to 17.1 hrs
Video call (WhatsApp): up to 8.7 hrs
Gaming (PUBG): up to 8.8 hrs
CELLULAR HTC U11 LIFE OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 8.0 Oreo OxygenOS (based on Android 13)
User Interface HTC Sense -
Intelligent Assistant HTC Sense Companion -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BDS
COMMUNICATIONS HTC U11 LIFE OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1, TD-LTE
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 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, 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 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 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
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 OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID AAC, MP3, FLAC, apt-X, LDAC, RAW, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, SBC, Vorbis, apt-X HD, GSM, G711-ALAW, G711-MLAW
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM MPEG-4, H.264, HEVC, VP8, VP9, 3GPP, AV1
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition -
FEATURES HTC U11 LIFE OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
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 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 Noise Cancellation Technology, MIMO technology, dual stereo speakers, Ultra volume mode, Battery Health Engine
OTHERS HTC U11 LIFE OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, screen protector (pre-applied), protective case, SuperVOOC 67W power adapter
Compliant Standards IP67 -
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1 m -
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