HTC U12+ vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100; HSDPA 850, 1700(AWS), 1900 - AT&T
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), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800); LTE frequency band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700) - AT&T
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 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

-
SIM

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

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

156.6 mm

141 mm
Width

73.9 mm

70.1 mm
Thickness

8.7 mm

8.6 mm
Weight

188 g

148 g
Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes

-
Dust proof

IP68

-
Colors

Ceramic Black, Flame Red, Translucent Blue

Black, Gold, White

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

-
Main camera

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

5 MP
16 MP, f/2.6 , 1 µm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

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Primary camera video

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

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection & laser autofocus

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

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus
DxOMark photo

106

-
DxOMark video

95

-
DxOMark camera score

103

-

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
WLAN DLNA

Yes

-
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

-
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

-

No
Sensors

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

Accelerometer, gyro, proximity