HTC U12+ vs Meizu Note 8

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100 - China
4G network

LTE frequency 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)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

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HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

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EV-DO speed

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3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (5CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/back glass & aluminum frame

Metal
SIM

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

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

156.6 mm

153.6 mm
Width

73.9 mm

75.5 mm
Thickness

8.7 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

188 g

168 g
Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes

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Dust proof

IP68

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Colors

Ceramic Black, Flame Red, Translucent Blue

Black, Blue, Red, Pink

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver

quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver
Chipset

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845

Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632
GPU

Adreno 630

Adreno 506
Memory RAM

6 GB

4 GB
Internal storage

64, 128 GB

64 GB
Memory card

microSD(uses second SIM slot)

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

400 GB

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Main camera
Camera type

Dual

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Main camera

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom

12 MP, f/1.9 , 1.4 µm, 1/2.55"
16 MP, f/2.6 , 1 µm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

4000 x 3000 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection & laser autofocus

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Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash
Electronic image stabilization

gyro-EIS

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Primary camera phase detection autofocus

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dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera video hdr

HDR video

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Primary camera video stereo sound record

24-bit/96kHz

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Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR (photo/panorama), face/smile detection, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus

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

106

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DxOMark video

95

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DxOMark camera score

103

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Connectivity
WLAN

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

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

Yes

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USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

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NFC

Yes

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GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

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Beidou

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

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Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

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Messaging MMS

MMS

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Messaging Email

Email

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Messaging Push Email

Push Email

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Sensors

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

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyro, light, proximity