HTC U11 Life vs Xiaomi Mi A1

Comparing the HTC U11 Life vs Xiaomi Mi A1 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC U11 Life runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Xiaomi Mi A1 runs at 2.0 GHz, making HTC U11 Life the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Mi A1 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while HTC U11 Life offers 5.2 inches, making Xiaomi Mi A1 the larger display of the two. HTC U11 Life features a S-LCD display compared to Xiaomi Mi A1's IPS LCD, making HTC U11 Life the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: HTC U11 Life offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Mi A1 offers 12 MP, making HTC U11 Life better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: HTC U11 Life offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Mi A1 offers 5 MP, making HTC U11 Life better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Mi A1 offers a higher battery capacity with 3080 mAh, while HTC U11 Life offers 2600 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi A1 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both HTC U11 Life and Xiaomi Mi A1 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

HTC U11 Life

₹29,990

(Discontinued)

Xiaomi Mi A1

₹12,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

10 Jul, 2019

12 Sep, 2017

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 630	Snapdragon 625	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
S-LCD	IPS LCD	AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


16 MP Primary Camera	12 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP	5 MP	50 MP

Battery


2600 mAh	3080 mAh	6600 mAh
Quick Charging	N/A	100W Flash Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB	512 GB
N/A	eMMC 5.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Solid and slender build
Impressive dual cameras
Android N in its naked form
Reliable performance

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Average battery life
Heats up occasionally

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

N/A

4.4/5

(470,471 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Sep 12, 2017

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1 (Nougat)

Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Android One

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 S1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core, 2.2 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

14 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 508

Adreno 506

Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR3

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

S-LCD

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.8:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi

401 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.47 %

70.63 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

149 mm

155.4 mm

162.98 mm

Width

72.9 mm

75.8 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

7.3 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

142 grams

165 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Back-illuminated sensor BSI

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21.25µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

12 MP
Telephoto Camera

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraBSI Sensor

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Selfie Voice command

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

2600 mAh

3080 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

N/A

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 5.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Yes Up to 128 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 0.17 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v4.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A

Explorer Mi Cloud Mi Remote

N/A

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