Nokia 9 vs HTC U11 Life

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Comparing the Nokia 9 vs HTC U11 Life across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nokia 9 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.8 GHz, while HTC U11 Life runs at 2.2 GHz, making Nokia 9 the better performer.


Display: Nokia 9 offers a screen size of 5.99 inches, while HTC U11 Life offers 5.2 inches, making Nokia 9 the larger display of the two. Nokia 9 features a P-OLED display compared to HTC U11 Life's S-LCD, making Nokia 9 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC U11 Life offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Nokia 9 offers 12 MP, making HTC U11 Life better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Nokia 9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while HTC U11 Life offers 16 MP, making Nokia 9 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nokia 9 offers a higher battery capacity with 3320 mAh, while HTC U11 Life offers 2600 mAh, making Nokia 9 better for longer battery life.


Storage: HTC U11 Life offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Nokia 9 offers 128 GB, making HTC U11 Life the better option for storage.

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Nokia 9
₹56,299
(Out of Stock)
HTC U11 Life
₹29,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

10 Jul, 2019
10 Jul, 2019
N/A

Performance

Snapdragon 845
Snapdragon 630
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5.99 inches (15.21 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
P-OLED
S-LCD
Extreme AMOLED
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Camera
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
12 MP
Camera
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Camera
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

20 MP
16 MP
50 MP

Battery

3320 mAh
2600 mAh
6500 mAh
Fast Charging
Quick Charging
90W Turbo Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

User Ratings

3.7/5
(183 ratings)
N/A
N/A

Video

Videos
3 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jul 10, 2019
(Official)
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Expected)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v7.1 (Nougat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

Android One
N/A
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 MSM8998
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 S1
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385
Octa core, 2.2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 630
Adreno 508
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

6 GB
4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

P-OLED
S-LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.99 inches  (15.21 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18:9
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

490 ppi
424 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.89 %
68.47 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

155 mm
149 mm
162.7 mm

Width

75 mm
72.9 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
8.1 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

172 grams
142 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67
Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1/2.9" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.25µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Back-illuminated sensor BSI
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
12 MP
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length
12 MP
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length
12 MP
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

20 MP
Primary CameraCMOS 1µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraBSI Sensor
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash
No
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Selfie Voice command
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3320 mAh
2600 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 21 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB
Yes Up to 2 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
N/A
No

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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)
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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) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope