HTC U12+ vs Sony Xperia 1

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

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

HSDPA 800, 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), 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), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE-A, Cat19, 1600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
LTE-A speed

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

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/back glass & aluminum frame

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

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

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

156.6 mm

167 mm
Width

73.9 mm

72 mm
Thickness

8.7 mm

8.2 mm
Weight

188 g

180 g
Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes

IP65/IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP68

IP65/IP68
Colors

Ceramic Black, Flame Red, Translucent Blue

Black, Gray, Purple, White

Display
Display type

Super LCD6 capacitive touchscreen

OLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.0 inches

6.5 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2880 pixels

1644 x 3840 pixels
Pixel density

537 ppi

643 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

DCI-P3 & HDR10 compliant

HDR BT.2020 compliant, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

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

12 MP, f/1.6 , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom , 26 mm, 1/2.6"
16 MP, f/2.6 , 1 µm

12 MP, f/2.4 , 1.0 µm, 52 mm, 1/3.4"
12 MP, f/2.4 , 16 mm, 1.0 µm
16 mm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

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

2160p@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection & laser autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

LED flash
Electronic image stabilization

gyro-EIS

-
Primary camera video hdr

HDR video

-
Primary camera video stereo sound record

24-bit/96kHz

-
Camera features

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

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

106

89
DxOMark zoom

-

43
DxOMark video

95

80
DxOMark camera score

103

87

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Sensors

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

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, color spectrum, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity