Huawei P10 Plus vs. HTC U12+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Huawei P10 Plus and HTC U12+. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei P10 Plus vs. HTC U12+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P10 Plus HTC U12+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number VKY-L29 -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 153.5 mm 156.6 mm HTC U12+ has greater height than Huawei P10 Plus.
Width 74.2 mm 73.9 mm Huawei P10 Plus has greater width than HTC U12+.
Depth 6.98 mm 9.7 mm Huawei P10 Plus is narrower than Huawei P10 Plus.
Weight 165 g 188 g Huawei P10 Plus is lighter than Huawei P10 Plus.
Body Colour Graphite black Flame red | Ceramic black
Body Material Metal -
Protection - Dustproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes HTC U12+ is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 0.76 W/kg (body), 0.89 W/kg (head) 0.53 W/kg (body), 0.66 W/kg (head)
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 Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P10 Plus HTC U12+
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology LTPS TFT Super LCD 6
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6" HTC U12+ has larger screen size than Huawei P10 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2880 x 1440 pixels HTC U12+ has better screen resolution than Huawei P10 Plus.
Display Format QHD QHD+
Pixel Density 540 ppi 537 ppi Huawei P10 Plus has better pixel density than HTC U12+.
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
HDR - Yes HTC U12+ has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Features - Display colour personalisation, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, HTC Edge Sense 2, Smart rotate, Smart dim, Smart display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei P10 Plus HTC U12+
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz 2.8 GHz HTC U12+ has higher clock speed than Huawei P10 Plus.
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 G71 MP8 -
MEMORY Huawei P10 Plus HTC U12+
RAM 6 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 64 GB Huawei P10 Plus has more internal memory than HTC U12+.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Huawei P10 Plus HTC U12+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei P10 Plus has better camera resolution than HTC U12+.
Sensor Type - BSI
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.75 HTC U12+ has better lens aperture than Huawei P10 Plus.
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 Yes
Optical Zoom - 2x
Digital Zoom - 10x
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec
Special Effects Monochrome, RGB, Depth of field, Natural Bokeh HDR Boost
HDR Mode - HDR Boost 2
Camera Modes Low-light shots, portrait mode Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, Bokeh Mode, Auto Zoom
Face Recognition (Face ID) 3D facial detection Face detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Hybrid Auto focus, ASPH, Leica Dual-Kamera 2.0 Pro Edition, dual SUMMILUX-H lenses, 2x Hybrid Zoom, Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), Depth Auto Focus, Dual-tone Flash, Superior low-light photography, Dynamic illumination, Flavor Studio Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 32s manual exposure, RAW image capture, UltraSpeed Autofocus, HTC UltraPixel Camera 4, Sonic Zoom, Audio Boost, 3D audio recording, AR sticker, 8MP still photos recording 4K video
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 16 Megapixel HTC U12+ has better second camera resolution than Huawei P10 Plus.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.8 F/2.6 Huawei P10 Plus has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei P10 Plus.
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
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 Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.9 F/2.0 Huawei P10 Plus has better front lens aperture than Huawei P10 Plus.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects (Front) - Live make-up, HDR Boost
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) - Selfie panorama, Bokeh Mode, Auto selfie
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) Leica front camera Self timer up to 10 seconds, AR sticker
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) - F/2.0
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P10 Plus HTC U12+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3750 mAh 3500 mAh Huawei P10 Plus has larger battery capacity than HTC U12+.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 90 min -
Standby Time 450 hours -
Talk Time 1680 minutes 1428 minutes Huawei P10 Plus has longer battery life when making calls than HTC U12+.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1680 min
Standby (3G): up to 399 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 450 hrs
Talk: up to 1428 min
CELLULAR Huawei P10 Plus HTC U12+
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 8.0 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1 HTC Sense
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant, HTC Sense Companion, Alexa
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P10 Plus HTC U12+
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi
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 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, 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 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 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 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei P10 Plus HTC U12+
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, MP4, RA WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, LDAC, MP4, MID, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM
Sound Enhancements - HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition, HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation, Hi-Res audio certified, Hi-Res audio recording
FEATURES Huawei P10 Plus HTC U12+
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, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, edge sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Fingerprint 4.0, Knuckle, HUAWEI Ultra Memory technology DLNA Certified, AirPlay wireless streaming, sharing media via DLNA, Face Unlock, Wi-Fi Miracast, MIMO technology, Flip to Mute function, Power Saving Mode, notification LED, Wi-Fi Calling, four microphones, Pocket mode, Hi-Res Audio, Motion Launch, Android Sensor Hub, HTC Connect, Extreme power saving mode, MU-MIMO technology, Quiet ring on pick up, pressure sensitive buttons
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes -
OTHERS Huawei P10 Plus HTC U12+
Included Accessories Headset, protective cover, power adapter, pre-installed screen protection film, USB-C cable Power adapter
Compliant Standards - IP68
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