HTC U12 life vs vivo X9

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

  X9: 21 g lighter

  U12 life:

  175 g

  X9:

  154 g

• Width

  X9: 1.4 mm narrower

  U12 life:

  75.4 mm

  X9:

  74 mm

• Screen diagonal

  X9: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  U12 life:

  6 in

  X9:

  5.5 in

• Chipset

  U12 life:

  Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm)

  X9:

  Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  U12 life:

  Dual

  X9:

  Single

• Depth

  X9: 1.3 mm thinner

  U12 life:

  8.3 mm

  X9:

  7 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. U12 life

   Height:

   158.5 mm +5.9 mm versus X9

   Width:

   75.4 mm +1.4 mm versus X9

   Depth:

   8.3 mm +1.3 mm versus X9

2. 2. X9

   Height:

   152.6 mm

   Width:

   74 mm

   Depth:

   7 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. U12 life

   Screen diagonal:

   6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   92.9 cm²

2. 2. X9

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

U12 life has approximately 11.4% more rectangular screen area than X9.

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.