OnePlus 5 vs. HTC U11 LIFE

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of OnePlus 5 and HTC U11 LIFE. 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

OnePlus 5 vs. HTC U11 LIFE Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS OnePlus 5 HTC U11 LIFE
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 154.2 mm 149.9 mm OnePlus 5 has greater height than HTC U11 LIFE.
Width 74.1 mm 72.9 mm OnePlus 5 has greater width than HTC U11 LIFE.
Depth 7.25 mm 8.1 mm OnePlus 5 is narrower than OnePlus 5.
Weight 153 g 142 g HTC U11 LIFE is lighter than OnePlus 5.
Body Colour Midnight black | Slate grey Sapphire blue
Body Material Anodised aluminium -
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
IP rating - IP67
SAR Value 1.19 W/kg (body), 1.37 W/kg (head) 1.31 W/kg (simultaneous), 1 W/kg (wireless router), 1 W/kg (body), 0.59 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
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 Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY OnePlus 5 HTC U11 LIFE
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Optic AMOLED Super LCD 5
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.2" OnePlus 5 has larger screen size than HTC U11 LIFE.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD Full HD
Pixel Density 401 ppi -
Display Features Night Display HTC Edge Sense
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR OnePlus 5 HTC U11 LIFE
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
Processor Number MSM8998 -
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.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 540 -
MEMORY OnePlus 5 HTC U11 LIFE
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB 3 GB OnePlus 5 has more RAM than HTC U11 LIFE.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 32 GB OnePlus 5 has more internal memory than HTC U11 LIFE.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA OnePlus 5 HTC U11 LIFE
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 16 Megapixel OnePlus 5 has better camera resolution than HTC U11 LIFE.
Sensor Type - BSI
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX350 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/2.6 F/2.0 HTC U11 LIFE has better lens aperture than OnePlus 5.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) HTC U11 LIFE has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec
Special Effects Portrait, HDR HDR Boost
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, RAW mode Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC U11 LIFE has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) 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
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.7 -
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
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS IMX371 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Focus free Automatic
Special Effects (Front) HDR Live make-up
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) - Tap to focus, selfie panorama, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie)
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture - OnePlus 5 has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) HTC UltraPixel Camera, Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds
BATTERY AND CHARGING OnePlus 5 HTC U11 LIFE
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3300 mAh 2600 mAh OnePlus 5 has larger battery capacity than HTC U11 LIFE.
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
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR OnePlus 5 HTC U11 LIFE
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System OxygenOS (based on Android Nougat) Android 8.0 Oreo
User Interface - HTC Sense
Intelligent Assistant - HTC Sense Companion
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS OnePlus 5 HTC U11 LIFE
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X 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 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 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 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, 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 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 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
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 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 OnePlus 5 HTC U11 LIFE
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, apt-X, IMY, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, apt-X HD WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM
Sound Enhancements Dirac Power Sound technology, Dirac HD Sound HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition
FEATURES OnePlus 5 HTC U11 LIFE
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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall 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 MIMO technology, Android Sensor Hub, Three microphones with noise-cancellation, Dash Charge technology 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
OTHERS OnePlus 5 HTC U11 LIFE
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C cable Power adapter
Compliant Standards - IP67
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1 m
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