HTC U11 Life vs Samsung Galaxy A8

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  U11 Life:

  LCD

  Galaxy A8:

  OLED

• Weight

  U11 Life: 9 g lighter

  U11 Life:

  142 g

  Galaxy A8:

  151 g

• Width

  U11 Life: 3.9 mm narrower

  U11 Life:

  72.9 mm

  Galaxy A8:

  76.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  U11 Life: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  U11 Life:

  5.2 in

  Galaxy A8:

  5.7 in

• Chipset

  U11 Life:

  Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)

  Galaxy A8:

  Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy A8: 2.2 mm thinner

  U11 Life:

  8.1 mm

  Galaxy A8:

  5.9 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. U11 Life

   Height:

   149.1 mm

   Width:

   72.9 mm

   Depth:

   8.1 mm +2.2 mm versus Galaxy A8

2. 2. Galaxy A8

   Height:

   158 mm +8.9 mm versus U11 Life

   Width:

   76.8 mm +3.9 mm versus U11 Life

   Depth:

   5.9 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. U11 Life

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy A8

   Screen diagonal:

   5.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   89.6 cm²

Galaxy A8 has approximately 20.2% more rectangular screen area than U11 Life.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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