Huawei Mate S vs. HTC U11+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate S and HTC U11+. 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

Huawei Mate S vs. HTC U11+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate S HTC U11+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 149.8 mm 158.5 mm HTC U11+ has greater height than Huawei Mate S.
Width 75.3 mm 74.9 mm Huawei Mate S has greater width than HTC U11+.
Depth 7.2 mm 8.5 mm Huawei Mate S is narrower than Huawei Mate S.
Weight 156 g 188 g Huawei Mate S is lighter than Huawei Mate S.
Body Colour Rose gold | Titanium grey | Mystic champagne | Luxurious gold Ceramic black
Protection - Waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes HTC U11+ is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 0.91 W/kg (hotspot), 0.42 W/kg (body), 1.35 W/kg (head) -
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate S HTC U11+
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology AMOLED Super LCD 6
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6" HTC U11+ has larger screen size than Huawei Mate S.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2880 x 1440 pixels HTC U11+ has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate S.
Display Format Full HD QHD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi 537 ppi HTC U11+ has better pixel density than Huawei Mate S.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
HDR - Yes HTC U11+ has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Enhancement Technology OnCell technology -
Display Features 2.5D curved glass Display colour personalisation, HTC Edge Sense, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate S HTC U11+
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 935 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 2.45 GHz HTC U11+ has higher clock speed than Huawei Mate S.
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.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T628 MP4 -
MEMORY Huawei Mate S HTC U11+
RAM 3 GB 4 GB HTC U11+ has more RAM than Huawei Mate S.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB HTC U11+ has more internal memory than Huawei Mate S.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Huawei Mate S HTC U11+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei Mate S has better camera resolution than HTC U11+.
Sensor Type - BSI
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.7 HTC U11+ has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate S.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec
Special Effects - HDR Boost
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC U11+ has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 32s manual exposure, RAW image capture, UltraSpeed Autofocus, HTC UltraPixel Camera 3
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS BSI
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 HTC U11+ has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate S.
Focus Adjustment Focus free Automatic
Special Effects (Front) - Live make-up
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) - Selfie panorama, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie)
Light Source (Front) LED flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Self timer up to 10 seconds
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate S HTC U11+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2700 mAh 3930 mAh HTC U11+ has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate S.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 HTC U11+ has fast charging technology.
CELLULAR Huawei Mate S HTC U11+
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 8.0 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 HTC Sense
Intelligent Assistant - HTC Sense Companion
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate S HTC U11+
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-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 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band 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 40 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
4G LTE Frequency 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, TDD 2300 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
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate S HTC U11+
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, LDAC, MID, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, H.265 MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM
Sound Enhancements - HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition, HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation, Hi-Res audio stereo recording, Hi-Res audio certified
FEATURES Huawei Mate S HTC U11+
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 Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, motion-detecting accelerometer, edge sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, guaranteed upgrade to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) 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
OTHERS Huawei Mate S HTC U11+
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - IP68
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