The HTC U11 Life is among the first smartphones to use the new mid-range chipset by Qualcomm - the Snapdragon 630. It is replacing the widespread and very efficient Snapdragon 625 that was the heart of a lot of smartphones throughout 2017.
The Snapdragon 630 chip offers a classic octa-core Cortex-A53 processor now clocked at 2.2GHz (up from 2.0GHz in S625). The GPU in charge of graphics is Adreno 508 and should improve on the average gaming performance of its predecessor.
Finally, the U11 Life may come with either 4GB or 3GB of RAM, depending on the region and base storage.
GeekBench is where we go first, and the U11 Life scored some odd results here. They are not bad, just on the contrary, but the scores are on par with the slower 2.0GHz CPU available on the Snapdragon 625 inside the Xiaomi Mi A1.
Higher is better
Higher is better
We mentioned the GPU upgrade and the benchmarks this time around show the boost. Looking at some GFXBench offscreen fps scores, the Adreno 508 inside the U11 Life is on par with or better than the Mali-T830MP3 that's in charge of the graphics department in the Galaxy A5 (2017). Those two GPUs are on top of the charts in this selection.
Since all phones we picked have 1080p screens, the onscreen benchmarks scores are the same as the offscreen ones.
Higher is better
Higher is better
Higher is better
The HTC U11 Life shows a 40% improvement over S62x phones in the BaseMark X test - quite a significant increase.
Higher is better
With comparable CPU performance and superior graphics results, it's no wonder the U11 Life excels in compound benchmarks as well. In AnTuTu test, for example, the U11 Life is comfortably ahead of the competition and it's doing great in BaseMark OS 2.0, too.
Higher is better
Higher is better
The HTC U11 Life delivers performance to be expected from its class, but punches above its weight when it comes to 3D graphics. Or rather, the Snapdragon 630's GPU has taken the lower tier of the 600 series (65x and 66x excluded here) a notch higher, and the U11 Life is reaping the benefits.
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