HTC U12 Plus vs iPhone X | Hands-on comparison

Our HTC U12 Plus vs iPhone X side-by--side comparison shows how HTC's 2018 mobile stacks up to Apple's most expensive handset. Speed, camera tech, specs and design: is the U12+ a worthy and better value rival?

Check out our full HTC U12 Plus coverage, including comparisons with Samsung's Galaxy S9+, the Pixel 2 XL and more. Full review of the U12+ coming soon!

Correction: Contrary to information we were told during the pre-brief session where this video was filmed, the U12+'s 18:9 display sports a 2880x1440 resolution.

[giorat]

I own an iPhone X but damn that HTC looks way better, specially the display quality

[grandmaster]

The double tap feature is with your thumb 👍. Please read or know what and how to use the feature as so not to confuse new consumers. And the phone knows if the thumb is on the right or the left side of the phone. Nice video.

[gatitan]

Dude, if you don't know-how to do the double tap, watch another video.
...the u12 knows which hand you're holding it in. You double tap with your thumb. 😂 it shrinks the screen to make it closer to your thumb so it's easier to reach.

[doodlexenosinfopinion]

There's nothing popular about a notch

[Altema]

Thank you for no notch, symmetrical top and bottom, Boomsound speakers, amazing Usonic headphones, both wide angle AND telephoto cameras. Hope the battery life is as great as the U11.

[Asthbendriel]

The notch is so popular and cool that you're using a full black background on the iPhone so people can't see the notch or the bezels lol and the funniest thing was to say the 6GB would give it "equal or very similar performance to the iPhone X" when there are a plethora of Android phones already that have proven to be *superior* to the iPhone X when it comes to RAM management once they reach the 6GB barrier, not to mention the OnePlus 6 is also faster opening apps most of the time. Let's not discuss how he failed to use reachability because he used two hands to trigger a one-handed function with a smartphone smart enough to know which hand you're holding your phone with, but hey at least you proved the phone in fact can recognize that.

[az..N]

You were tapping on the wrong side of u12+ due to the hand you held the phone.

[yacines]

Not the first phone to have a notch.. essential phone was the first

[eleonik]

Here is the simple comparison. IPhone X 256 GB costs ( contract free) in Finland 1349.00 eu. The HTC U12 Plus ( contract free) 818, 64 eu. Thats apprx 470, 00 eu difference!!! For these money you neither get a better phone, neither more memory. So instead i can take my whole family ( 10 and 2.5 yr old daughters) and wife, and go to Spain or Greece for a week vacation with brand new HTC U12 in my pocket. You?

[leebeeskee]

Watching him try to work out the tap feature was frustrating!

[hadanokuroi]

Jesus Christ, dude! You fail with the double tap. "First to popularize the notch"?!?!?

[nitishlaxman]

ARGH!!!! Use the right thumb to double tap, to shrink the screen to the right and the left thumb for the left side..

[Mr.White]

Boy, check out a phone properly before you make a video. That's frustrating to watch

[crazygreekdude]

I wonder why all these reviewers give such a light touch for the double tap. Obviously it works off pressure so there is no accidental taps on the sides. Give a little pressure on each tap and you won't struggle.

[هايفالغامدى]

htc & iphone are the best tow brand mobile

[darrenfitch]

Really should mention fact about iPhone glass back if you break it, which you will if it's dropped 500 nicker to replace it only apple can replace it. Apple owners are all controlled unlike Android where you are in control

[lightsaberlordp]

HTC U12+ looks super high tech and futuristic and sexy muck better than iPhone X that phone is shit

[longmaga]

Htc u12 has a gay ass feminist back. I'll stick to my HTC 10

[nuyou]

So much for Face Unlock on the U12+. Its no wonder it looks like a cheap phone with a case on the back. Like most people with common sense, I'll wait for the 3 new 2018 iPhone X's rocking iOS 12 and the new A12 Bionic Powerhouse. 💯