Nokia 8 Sirocco vs. HTC U12+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Nokia 8 Sirocco and HTC U12+. 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

Nokia 8 Sirocco vs. HTC U12+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Nokia 8 Sirocco HTC U12+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 140.93 mm 156.6 mm HTC U12+ has greater height than Nokia 8 Sirocco.
Width 72.97 mm 73.9 mm HTC U12+ has greater width than Nokia 8 Sirocco.
Depth 7.5 mm 9.7 mm Nokia 8 Sirocco is narrower than Nokia 8 Sirocco.
Weight - 188 g
Body Colour Black Flame red | Ceramic black
Protection Dustproof, water-resistant Dustproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating IP67 IP68
SAR Value 1.54 W/kg (body), 0.59 W/kg (head), 3.99 W/kg (limb) 0.53 W/kg (body), 0.66 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Nokia 8 Sirocco HTC U12+
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology P-OLED Super LCD 6
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6" HTC U12+ has larger screen size than Nokia 8 Sirocco.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2880 x 1440 pixels HTC U12+ has better screen resolution than Nokia 8 Sirocco.
Display Format QHD QHD+
Pixel Density - 537 ppi
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
HDR - Yes HTC U12+ has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Enhancement Technology Sunlight Readability -
Display Features 3D Glass 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 3 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Nokia 8 Sirocco HTC U12+
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Clock Speed 2.36 GHz 2.8 GHz HTC U12+ has higher clock speed than Nokia 8 Sirocco.
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 Nokia 8 Sirocco HTC U12+
RAM LPDDR4 SDRAM - 6 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 64 GB Nokia 8 Sirocco has more internal memory than HTC U12+.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) Up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Nokia 8 Sirocco HTC U12+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Type - BSI
Lens Type Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.75 Nokia 8 Sirocco has better lens aperture than Nokia 8 Sirocco.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) HTC U12+ has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Optical Zoom 2x 2x Both phones have the same optical zoom.
Digital Zoom - 10x
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec
Special Effects - HDR Boost
HDR Mode - HDR Boost 2
Camera Modes Pro Camera mode Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, Bokeh Mode, Auto Zoom
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC U12+ has face detection.
Light Source Dual tone LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Carl Zeiss optic, Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) 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) 13 Megapixel 16 Megapixel HTC U12+ has better second camera resolution than Nokia 8 Sirocco.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Telephoto lens Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.6 F/2.6 Both phones have the same second camera lens aperture.
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel HTC U12+ has better front camera resolution than Nokia 8 Sirocco.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Focus Adjustment - 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 Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - 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 Nokia 8 Sirocco HTC U12+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3260 mAh 3500 mAh HTC U12+ has larger battery capacity than Nokia 8 Sirocco.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 HTC U12+ has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes - Nokia 8 Sirocco can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards Qi -
Talk Time - 1428 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1428 min
CELLULAR Nokia 8 Sirocco 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 8.0 Oreo Android 8.0 Oreo
User Interface - HTC Sense
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant Google Assistant, HTC Sense Companion, Alexa
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Nokia 8 Sirocco HTC U12+
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, 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 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - 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 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 IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Nokia 8 Sirocco HTC U12+
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, LDAC, MP4, MID, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards - 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 Nokia 8 Sirocco 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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro 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 Curved display, MIMO technology, Three microphones 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 Nokia 8 Sirocco HTC U12+
Included Accessories Protective cover, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C audio adapter, USB-C stereo headset, charging/data cable (A-C) Power adapter
Compliant Standards IP67 IP68
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