HTC U12 life vs Motorola Moto E (3rd gen)

HTC U12 life

Motorola Moto E (3rd gen)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency 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)

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HSDPA speed

42 Mbps

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HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

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HSPA speed

-

HSPA
LTE speed

LTE-A (3CA), Cat11, 600 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic body

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SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/Nano-SIM(microSD), dual stand-by)

Micro-SIM
Height

158.5 mm

143 mm
Width

75.4 mm

71.4 mm
Thickness

8.3 mm

8.6 mm
Weight

175 g

140.6 g
Colors

Blue, Purple

Black, White

Display
Display type

IPS

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6 inches

5.0 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2160 pixels

720 x 1280 pixels
Pixel density

402 ppi

294 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen

Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

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Main camera

16 MP, f/2.0

8 MP
5 MP
Primary camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

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Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

video
Primary camera Autofocus

-

autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual-LED flash

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Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

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Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Geo-tagging, HDR, panorama

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

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WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

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USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

-
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Java

-

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyro, light, proximity

Accelerometer, proximity