HTC U11 Life vs Samsung I909 Galaxy S

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

  I909 Galaxy S:

  OLED

• Weight

  I909 Galaxy S: 19 g lighter

  U11 Life:

  142 g

  I909 Galaxy S:

  123 g

• Width

  I909 Galaxy S: 8.7 mm narrower

  U11 Life:

  72.9 mm

  I909 Galaxy S:

  64.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  I909 Galaxy S: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

  U11 Life:

  5.2 in

  I909 Galaxy S:

  4 in

• Depth

  U11 Life: 2.7 mm thinner

  U11 Life:

  8.1 mm

  I909 Galaxy S:

  10.8 mm

• Height

  I909 Galaxy S: 26.1 mm shorter

  U11 Life:

  149.1 mm

  I909 Galaxy S:

  123 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 +26.1 mm versus I909 Galaxy S

   Width:

   72.9 mm +8.7 mm versus I909 Galaxy S

   Depth:

   8.1 mm

2. 2. I909 Galaxy S

   Height:

   123 mm

   Width:

   64.2 mm

   Depth:

   10.8 mm +2.7 mm versus U11 Life

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. I909 Galaxy S

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

U11 Life has approximately 63.7% more rectangular screen area than I909 Galaxy S.

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.