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HTC U12+ vs Vertu Aster

 
Brief information about compared phones: HTC U12+ , Vertu Aster

HTC U12+ 2018 year of release. cpu Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver). screen 6". with resolution 1440x2880. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera .

Vertu Aster 2014 year of release. cpu Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400. screen 4.7". with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 13 megapixel main camera .

Display Technology Super LCD6 Sapphire crystal glass
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6" inch 4.7" inch
Screen area 92.9 cm2 59.9 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 80.3% 60.5%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2880 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 537 PPI 473 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Sapphire crystal glass, oleophobic coating
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 13 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF & laser AF, OIS -16 MP (12 MP effective), f/2.6, 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, AF 13 MP, Hasselblad certified, AF
Functions HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps Yes
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Dual 2.1 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.12µm 8 MP, 1.12µm 2.1 MP
DxOMark Main Score 103
DxOMark Photo 106
DxOMark Video 95
Performance Operating system OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie); Sense UI Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 630 Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 275302 37242
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2406 509
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8712 887
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13476
GeekBench 5 Single Core 507
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2082
General specs Release date 2018, May 2014, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.6 Х 73.9 Х 8.7 mm 143.4 Х 69 Х 11.2 mm
Weight 188 g 193 g
Colors Translucent Blue, Ceramic Black, Flame red Onyx Calf, Lagoon Calf, Blush Calf, Caviar Karung, Tangerine Karung, Raspberry Ostrich, Cognac Ostrich
Battery 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2275 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 650 EUR 5440 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 24 h (3G) Stand by time- Up to 380 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 15 h 30 min (3G)
Body build Front/back glass & aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 49, 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 4.0, A2DP, aptX, LE
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others DCI-P3 -HDR10 Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging: 50% in 35 min (Quick Charge 3.0) - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Pressure-sensitive buttons Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Qi wireless charging - Titanium body (forged grade 5) and luxurious calf leather covered rear panel

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy U12+
  • Screen 6"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Aster