HTC U12 Life vs Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6)

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Comparing the HTC U12 Life vs Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both HTC U12 Life and Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) run at the same processing speed of 1.8 GHz.


Display: HTC U12 Life offers a screen size of 6 inches, while Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) offers 5.8 inches, making HTC U12 Life the larger display of the two. Both HTC U12 Life and Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both HTC U12 Life and Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) feature a 16 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while HTC U12 Life offers 13 MP, making Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) better for front camera photography.


Battery: HTC U12 Life offers a higher battery capacity with 3600 mAh, while Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) offers 3060 mAh, making HTC U12 Life better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both HTC U12 Life and Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while HTC U12 Life has a rating of 3.3.

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HTC U12 Life
₹12,990
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Summary

Release Date

21 Jan, 2018
30 Aug, 2018
16 Jul, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 636
Snapdragon 636
Unisoc T7100
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

N/A
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1080x2280 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
N/A
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
16 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

N/A
13 MP
16 MP
5 MP

Battery

N/A
3600 mAh
3060 mAh
5000 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
10W
N/A
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
64 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.0

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stunning design
  • No frills Android experience
  • Capable selfie camera
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Rear cameras aren't as good
  • Battery life could've been better
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

3.3/5
(3 ratings)
4.3/5
(213,175 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
168,464
AnTuTu Score
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Aug 30, 2018
(Official)
Jul 16, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v15

Custom UI

HTC Sense
Android One
Android Go

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Unisoc T7100

Processor

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A75 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 509
Adreno 509
PowerVR GE8322

RAM

4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB
3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

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
168,464
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
5.8 inches  (14.73 cm)
6.56 inches  (16.66 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1080x2280 px (FHD+)
N/A

Brightness

N/A
N/A
400 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18:9
19:9
N/A

Pixel Density

402 ppi
435 ppi
269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

77.74 %
80.05 %
N/A

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with notch
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
93 %
N/A

Design

Height

158.5 mm
147.2 mm
N/A

Width

75.4 mm
70.9 mm
N/A

Thickness

8.3 mm
7.9 mm
8.49 mm

Weight

175 grams
151 grams
N/A

Build Material

N/A
Back: Gorilla Glass
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
N/A

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0S5K3P9 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2GC08A8 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.2µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes
N/A

OIS

N/A
N/A
No

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Digital Zoom

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.25µm pixel size
5 MP
Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Screen flash
No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Capacity

3600 mAh
3060 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 20.5 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 10W

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 400 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
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 17) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
N/A
4G Speed:
75 Mbit/s ↑ 600 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 11)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
N/A
4G Speed:
75 Mbit/s ↑ 600 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 11)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.456 W/kg Body: 0.647 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
N/A

NFC

Yes
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
N/A

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