HTC U12 life vs ZTE Axon

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

  Axon: 5.2 g lighter

  U12 life:

  175 g

  Axon:

  169.8 g

• Width

  Axon: 1.7 mm narrower

  U12 life:

  75.4 mm

  Axon:

  73.7 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Axon: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  U12 life:

  6 in

  Axon:

  5.5 in

• Chipset

  U12 life:

  Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm)

  Axon:

  Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

• Depth

  U12 life: 1.1 mm thinner

  U12 life:

  8.3 mm

  Axon:

  9.4 mm

• Height

  Axon: 4.6 mm shorter

  U12 life:

  158.5 mm

  Axon:

  153.9 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. U12 life

   Height:

   158.5 mm +4.6 mm versus Axon

   Width:

   75.4 mm +1.7 mm versus Axon

   Depth:

   8.3 mm

2. 2. Axon

   Height:

   153.9 mm

   Width:

   73.7 mm

   Depth:

   9.4 mm +1.1 mm versus U12 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. U12 life

   Screen diagonal:

   6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   92.9 cm²

2. 2. Axon

   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 Axon.

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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