HTC Desire 12 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A6

Comparing the HTC Desire 12 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A6 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC Desire 12 Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 1.8 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A6 runs at 1.6 GHz, making HTC Desire 12 Plus the better performer.

Display: HTC Desire 12 Plus offers a screen size of 6 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A6 offers 5.6 inches, making HTC Desire 12 Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A6 features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC Desire 12 Plus's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A6 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy A6 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while HTC Desire 12 Plus offers 13 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A6 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy A6 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while HTC Desire 12 Plus offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A6 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy A6 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while HTC Desire 12 Plus offers 2965 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy A6 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both HTC Desire 12 Plus and Samsung Galaxy A6 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A6 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while HTC Desire 12 Plus has a rating of 3.7.

HTC Desire 12 Plus

₹14,732

(Discontinued)

Samsung Galaxy A6

₹11,999

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

71%

73%

Release Date

11 Jun, 2018

22 May, 2018

Performance


Snapdragon 450	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.6 GHz)
3 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.0 inches (15.24 cm)	5.6 inches (14.22 cm)
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
720x1440 px (HD+)	720x1480 px (HD+)

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP Depth Camera	N/A

Front Camera


8 MP	16 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


2965 mAh	3000 mAh
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB	32 GB
N/A	eMMC 5.1

User Ratings

3.7/5

(341 ratings)

4.3/5

(1,037 ratings)

Video

1 Video

2 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Processor

Octa core, 1.8 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506

Mali-T830

RAM

3 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)

5.6 inches (14.22 cm)

Resolution

720x1440 px (HD+)

720x1480 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

18:9

18.5:9

Pixel Density

268 ppi

294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

76.66 %

75.33 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Design

Height

158.2 mm

149.9 mm

Width

76.6 mm

70.8 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

7.7 mm

Weight

157.5 grams

162 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle26 mm focal length CMOS image sensor

2 MP
Depth Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraBSI Sensor

16 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

2965 mAh

3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A	Up to 20 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

32 GB / 64 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 0.336 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A	Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope