HTC U11 Life vs Samsung Galaxy S7

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 S7:

  OLED

• Weight

  U11 Life: 10 g lighter

  U11 Life:

  142 g

  Galaxy S7:

  152 g

• Width

  Galaxy S7: 3.3 mm narrower

  U11 Life:

  72.9 mm

  Galaxy S7:

  69.6 mm

• Chipset

  U11 Life:

  Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)

  Galaxy S7:

  Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm)

• Height

  Galaxy S7: 6.7 mm shorter

  U11 Life:

  149.1 mm

  Galaxy S7:

  142.4 mm

• Release year

  U11 Life:

  2017

  Galaxy S7:

  2016

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 +6.7 mm versus Galaxy S7

   Width:

   72.9 mm +3.3 mm versus Galaxy S7

   Depth:

   8.1 mm

2. 2. Galaxy S7

   Height:

   142.4 mm

   Width:

   69.6 mm

   Depth:

   7.9 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 S7

   Screen diagonal:

   5.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   71.7 cm²

U11 Life has approximately 4% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy S7.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

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.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.