Huawei Nova Plus vs. HTC U11+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Nova Plus 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 Nova Plus vs. HTC U11+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Nova Plus HTC U11+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.8 mm 158.5 mm HTC U11+ has greater height than Huawei Nova Plus.
Width 75.7 mm 74.9 mm Huawei Nova Plus has greater width than HTC U11+.
Depth 7.3 mm 8.5 mm Huawei Nova Plus is narrower than Huawei Nova Plus.
Weight 160 g 188 g Huawei Nova Plus is lighter than Huawei Nova Plus.
Body Colour Mystic silver | Prestige gold | Titanium grey Ceramic black
Body Material Aluminium-magnesium alloy -
Protection - Waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes HTC U11+ is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
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
DISPLAY Huawei Nova Plus HTC U11+
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS Super LCD 6
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6" HTC U11+ has larger screen size than Huawei Nova Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2880 x 1440 pixels HTC U11+ has better screen resolution than Huawei Nova Plus.
Display Format Full HD QHD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi 537 ppi HTC U11+ has better pixel density than Huawei Nova Plus.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
HDR - Yes HTC U11+ has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Features 2.5D curved glass Display colour personalisation, HTC Edge Sense, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Nova Plus HTC U11+
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Clock Speed - 2.45 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 Huawei Nova Plus HTC U11+
RAM 3 GB 4 GB HTC U11+ has more RAM than Huawei Nova Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB HTC U11+ has more internal memory than Huawei Nova Plus.
User Memory 22 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Huawei Nova Plus HTC U11+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei Nova Plus has better camera resolution than HTC U11+.
Sensor Type - BSI
Lens Aperture - F/1.7
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
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec
Special Effects - HDR Boost
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Beauty mode, low-light shots 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 3840 x 2160 (4K) 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) 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
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Focus Adjustment Focus free Automatic
Special Effects (Front) Beauty Make-up 2.0, Beauty Skin 3.0 Live make-up
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) - Selfie panorama, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie)
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Self timer up to 10 seconds
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Nova Plus HTC U11+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3340 mAh 3930 mAh HTC U11+ has larger battery capacity than Huawei Nova Plus.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 HTC U11+ has fast charging technology.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Nova Plus 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 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 8.0 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 HTC Sense
Intelligent Assistant - HTC Sense Companion
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Nova Plus 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 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 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 HTC U11+ has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Nova Plus HTC U11+
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MP4, MID WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, LDAC, MID, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition, HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation, Hi-Res audio stereo recording, Hi-Res audio certified
FEATURES Huawei Nova Plus HTC U11+
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor, gravity 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 Dual microphones 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 Nova Plus HTC U11+
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool Power adapter, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - IP68
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