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Google Pixel vs HTC U12+

 
Brief information about compared phones: Google Pixel , HTC U12+

Google Pixel 2016 year of release. cpu Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo). screen 5". with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera .

HTC U12+ 2018 year of release. cpu Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver). screen 6". with resolution 1440x2880. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera .

Display Technology AMOLED Super LCD6
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" inch 6" inch
Screen area 68.9 cm2 92.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.0% 80.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1440 x 2880 px
PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 537 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.3 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs 12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, PDAF & laser AF 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF & laser AF, OIS -16 MP (12 MP effective), f/2.6, 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Dual
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2'', 1.4µm 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.12µm 8 MP, 1.12µm
DxOMark Main Score 90 103
DxOMark Photo 90 106
DxOMark Video 91 95
Performance Operating system OS Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie); Sense UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm) Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 630
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 32/128 GB, 512GB 4GB 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 145789 275302
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1626 2406
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4014 8712
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7705 13476
GeekBench 4 Battery 1738
GeekBench 5 Single Core 307 507
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 848 2082
General specs Release date 2016, October 2018, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 143.8 Х 69.5 Х 8.5 mm 156.6 Х 73.9 Х 8.7 mm
Weight 143 g 188 g
Colors Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue Translucent Blue, Ceramic Black, Flame red
Battery 2770 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 290 EUR 650 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 456 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 26 h (3G) Music play - Up to 110 h Talking time- Up to 24 h (3G)
Body build Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back Front/back glass & aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 49, 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.61 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic DCI-P3 -HDR10
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging - Splash and dust resistant - Versions: Global, USA, North America Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging: 50% in 35 min (Quick Charge 3.0) - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Pressure-sensitive buttons

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Pixel
  • Screen 5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy U12+
  • Screen 6"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • External memory microSD GB