HTC U12 life vs LG G4 Stylus

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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.

  • Weight

    G4 Stylus: 12 g lighter

    U12 life:
    175 g
    G4 Stylus:
    163 g
  • Width

    U12 life: 3.8 mm narrower

    U12 life:
    75.4 mm
    G4 Stylus:
    79.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    G4 Stylus: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

    U12 life:
    6 in
    G4 Stylus:
    5.7 in
  • Rear camera layout

    U12 life:
    Dual
    G4 Stylus:
    Single
  • Depth

    U12 life: 1.3 mm thinner

    U12 life:
    8.3 mm
    G4 Stylus:
    9.6 mm
  • Height

    G4 Stylus: 4.2 mm shorter

    U12 life:
    158.5 mm
    G4 Stylus:
    154.3 mm

Physical size

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. U12 life

    Height:
    158.5 mm +4.2 mm versus G4 Stylus
    Width:
    75.4 mm
    Depth:
    8.3 mm
  2. 2. G4 Stylus

    Height:
    154.3 mm
    Width:
    79.2 mm +3.8 mm versus U12 life
    Depth:
    9.6 mm +1.3 mm versus U12 life

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. U12 life

    175 g

    +12 g versus G4 Stylus

  2. 2. G4 Stylus

    163 g

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. U12 life

    Screen diagonal:
    6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    18:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    92.9 cm²
  2. 2. G4 Stylus

    Screen diagonal:
    5.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    89.6 cm²

U12 life has approximately 3.7% more rectangular screen area than G4 Stylus.

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.

U12 life: Original memory entry

128 GB · 6 GB RAM 64 GB · 512GB 4GB

G4 Stylus: Original memory entry

8 GB · 1 GB RAM (H635 · H540 · H630D · H542)16 GB · 2 GB RAM (H631 · MS631)

Practical features

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

1. U12 life

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

2. G4 Stylus

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. U12 life

    3600 mAh

    +600 mAh versus G4 Stylus

  2. 2. G4 Stylus

    3000 mAh

Specifications

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1. U12 life2. G4 Stylus

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for U12 life, G4 Stylus.
SpecificationU12 lifeG4 Stylus
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 158.5 Х 75.4 Х 8.3 mm
  • 154.3 Х 79.2 Х 9.6 mm
Weight
  • 175 g
  • 163 g
Technology Unknown
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 6" inch
  • 5.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 2160 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 128 GB
  • 6 GB RAM 64 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM (H635
  • H540
  • H630D
  • H542)16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM (H631
  • MS631)
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3600 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 3000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo)
  • Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
  • upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) H631
  • H635
  • H630D
  • MS631 -Mediatek MT6592M - H540
NFC
  • Yes
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for U12 life, G4 Stylus.
SpecificationU12 lifeG4 Stylus
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 92.9 cm2
  • 89.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 18:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 77.7%
  • 73.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 402 PPI
  • 258 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for U12 life, G4 Stylus.
SpecificationU12 lifeG4 Stylus
Rear camera, main
  • 16 MP
  • Dual
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
  • PDAF -5 MP
  • depth sensor
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.4
  • OIS
  • laser AF (H631
  • H540
  • H630D
  • MS631) -8 MP
  • laser AF (H635)
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
  • HDR
  • panorama
  • dual-LED flash (H631
  • H540
  • H630D
  • MS631)
  • LED flash (H635)
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 5 MP
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for U12 life, G4 Stylus.
SpecificationU12 lifeG4 Stylus
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 H631
  • H635
  • H630D
  • MS631 -Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7 - H540
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 509
  • Adreno 306 H631
  • H635
  • H630D
  • MS631 -Mali-450MP4 - H540
Antutu 7 score *
  • 115437
  • 21252
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 1350
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 4989
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for U12 life, G4 Stylus.
SpecificationU12 lifeG4 Stylus
Release date
  • 2018
  • August
  • 2015
  • April
Colors
  • Moonlight Blue
  • Twilight Purple
  • Metallic Silver
  • Floral White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 300 EUR
  • 250 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 432 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 18 h (3G)
Body build
  • plastic body
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for U12 life, G4 Stylus.
SpecificationU12 lifeG4 Stylus
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Micro-SIM - H631
  • H635
  • MS631
  • H542Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by) - H540
  • H630D
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 12(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 20(800)
  • 28(700)
  • 32(1500)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
  • 66(1700/2100)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - H631 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - H635
  • H540
  • H542 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - MS631 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - H630D -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800) - H635 LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 12(700) - H631 LTE band 2(1900)
  • 5(850)
  • 12(700) - MS631 LTE band 2(1900)
  • 40(2300) - H630D
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for U12 life, G4 Stylus.
SpecificationU12 lifeG4 Stylus
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for U12 life, G4 Stylus.
SpecificationU12 lifeG4 Stylus
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Charging 5V/2A 10W
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Stylus - Versions: H631 (T-Mobile); MS631 (Metro PCS); H635 (EMEA); H540 (UAE); H630D (India); H542 (Mexico)