HTC U12 Life vs Oppo A79

Product
HTC U12 Life
240 USD
Oppo A79
240 USD

Price
240 USD
240 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
HTC Mobiles
Oppo Mobiles
Model No
U12 Life
CPH2553

Launch Date
2018, August 29
2023, October 28

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32, 38, 40, 66
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
5G bands
1, 3, 28, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Dimensions
158.5 x 75.4 x 8.3 mm (6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 in)
165.6 x 76 x 8 mm (6.52 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)
Weight
175 g (6.17 oz)
193 g (6.81 oz)
Build
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Panda glass IPX4 splash resistant
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors
Moonlight Blue, Twilight Purple
Mystery Black, Glowing Green

Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
IPS LCD, 90Hz, 680 nits (peak)
Size
6.0 inches, 92.9 cm2 (~77.7% screen-to-body ratio)
6.72 inches, 109.0 cm2 (~86.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~402 ppi density)
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~392 ppi density)

OS
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Android 13, ColorOS 13.1
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm)
Mediatek Dimensity 6020 (7 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 509
Mali-G57 MC2

RAM
4GB, 6GB
8GB
Storage
64GB, 128GB
128GB UFS 2.2
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
microSDXC

Lens 1
16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
Lens 2
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features
Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps

Lens 1
13 MP, f/2.0
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
HDR
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps

Capacity
Li-Ion 3600 mAh, non-removable
Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Charging 10W
33W wired, 51% in 30 min (advertised)

Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes
Yes

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG