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But, like any new flagship smartphone, it has to face its competitors, and right now, there is no shortage of options to consider.With
stacks up against the Galaxy S9
S9.DesignThe HTC U12 Plus is sized a touch bigger than its U11 predecessor, which measured 153.9 x 75.9 x 7.9mm
The S9 measures 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5mm and 163g.Both phones feature a fingerprint scanner on the rear, below their cameras
The U12 Plus scanner is also set a further distance from the camera lenses, so smearing finger grease on the lenses will likely be less of
an issue with this design.The Galaxy S9 and HTC U12 Plus have a few other commonalities
Both are well designed to protect from water and dust, with IP68 ratings
They also both have dual speaker arrangements, though the U12 Plus uses the speakers for different frequencies, and not for stereo
Glass covers the front and back of each phone as well.The phones trade blows with the extra features in their design
Sense technology, allowing users to interact with the phone through varying grips on the edge.The HTC U12 Plus will be available in Flame
The S9 comes in Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, and Coral Blue
allows it to house a bigger display
The S9 uses a Super AMOLED display, while the U12 Plus has a Super LCD 6 display
In theory, the LCD should win for displaying bright visuals while the AMOLED would win for dark and high-contrast visuals
sporting a Snapdragon 845 chipset
The U12 Plus comes with 6GB of RAM and the S9 has just 4GB of RAM, but how quickly each runs will come down to software optimization, and
Since both devices come running Android 8.0 Oreo, neither gain an advantage for their operating system, and both will end up on Android P
Both come with a starting capacity of 64GB and have larger options available
giving it about 16% more battery power than the Galaxy S9
Just how well that extra power will translate into real world operation is up for debate though
Much of it will come down to display settings, as that larger battery has to power a larger LCD display, whereas the AMOLED display on the
The story is the same for performance
Plus.CameraThe HTC U12 Plus and Galaxy S9 trade blows in the camera department, but in this metaphorical fist fight, the U12 Plus has more
arms.The HTC U12 Plus has a dual camera setup on both the front and the back
The rear features a 12MP wide-angle lens with an f/1.75 aperture and a 16MP lens with an f/2.6 aperture and 2x optical zoom
The rear cameras have optical image stabilization (OIS) for photo and video, and can record 4K at 60fps and 1080p slow-mo video at
240fps.The HTC U12 Plus front-facing cameras offer an 84-degree field of view, have an f/2.0 aperture, and can create images with a bokeh
The S9 has a 12MP rear camera and an 8MP front-facing camera
That rear camera offers a 77-degree FOV and OIS, and it has a special dual-aperture feature that lets it quickly switch from a fast f/1.5 to
The front-facing camera has an 80-degree FOV and aperture set a f/1.7
The S9 can shoot video similar to the HTC U12, with 4K at 60fps and 1080p slow-mo at 240fps.On paper, the HTC has some strong perks that the
But, a lot of the performance of smartphone cameras comes down to software tweaks, and Samsung has shown just how good it is at making a
When it comes to low-light scenarios, the wider aperture of the Samsung cameras should come out on top, while the wider field of view and
option for optical zoom can make the HTC camera useful in a lot of brighter scenarios
to price, the Galaxy S9 easily has the edge for budget-minded shoppers
HTC U12 Plus.When factoring just what that extra expense brings the the HTC U12 Plus (more RAM, an extra camera on each side, and a
smartphones worthy of your attention
The Galaxy S9 does an incredible job of offering a well-rounded smartphone with a brilliant design
it comes to cameras (recall that it has four cameras!)
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