Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus vs HTC U12 Life

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus vs HTC U12 Life across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus and HTC U12 Life run at the same processing speed of 1.8 GHz.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus and HTC U12 Life offer the same screen size of 6 inches, but Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC U12 Life's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus and HTC U12 Life feature a 16 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while HTC U12 Life offers 13 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus better for front camera photography.


Battery: HTC U12 Life offers a higher battery capacity with 3600 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus offers 3500 mAh, making HTC U12 Life better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus and HTC U12 Life offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while HTC U12 Life has a rating of 3.3.

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Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus
₹20,149
(Discontinued)
HTC U12 Life
₹12,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

73%
75%

Release Date

22 May, 2018
21 Jan, 2018

Performance

Snapdragon 450
Snapdragon 636
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x2220 px (FHD+)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
5 MP
Camera

Front Camera

24 MP
Wide Angle Lens
13 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
3600 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expert Review

6.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Design
  • Display quality
  • Battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Low light camera performance
  • Speaker placement is less than ideal
  • Seems pricey
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(6,055 ratings)
3.3/5
(3 ratings)

Video

Videos
5 More Videos
Videos
1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Custom UI

N/A
HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

Processor

Octa core, 1.8 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506
Adreno 509

RAM

4 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)

Resolution

1080x2220 px (FHD+)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9
18:9

Pixel Density

411 ppi
402 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.67 %
77.74 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes

Design

Height

160.2 mm
158.5 mm

Width

75.7 mm
75.4 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

191 grams
175 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle26 mm focal length ISO-CELL
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor
5 MP
f/1.9 Depth Camera
5 MP

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

24 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera27 mm focal length
13 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3500 mAh
3600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
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)
N/A
4G Speed:
75 Mbit/s ↑ 600 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 11)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
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)
N/A
4G Speed:
75 Mbit/s ↑ 600 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 11)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.451 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

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

Applications

Samsung Pay Mini
N/A