HTC Desire 12 vs HTC Desire 12s

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Comparing the HTC Desire 12 vs HTC Desire 12s across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC Desire 12 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while HTC Desire 12s runs at 1.4 GHz, making HTC Desire 12 the better performer.


Display: HTC Desire 12s offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while HTC Desire 12 offers 5.5 inches, making HTC Desire 12s the larger display of the two. Both HTC Desire 12 and HTC Desire 12s feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both HTC Desire 12 and HTC Desire 12s feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: HTC Desire 12s offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while HTC Desire 12 offers 5 MP, making HTC Desire 12s better for front camera photography.


Battery: HTC Desire 12s offers a higher battery capacity with 3075 mAh, while HTC Desire 12 offers 2730 mAh, making HTC Desire 12s better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both HTC Desire 12 and HTC Desire 12s offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

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HTC Desire 12
₹15,609
(Discontinued)
HTC Desire 12s
₹13,920
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

68%
69%

Release Date

11 Jun, 2018
11 Feb, 2020

Performance

MediaTek MT6739
Snapdragon 435
Quad Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1440 px (HD+)
720x1440 px (HD+)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
13 MP

Battery

2730 mAh
3075 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

32 GB
32 GB

User Ratings

2.6/5
(121 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
1 Video
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Custom UI

HTC Sense
HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

MediaTek MT6739
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940

Processor

Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8100
Adreno 505

RAM

3 GB
3 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)

Resolution

720x1440 px (HD+)
720x1440 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

18:9
18:9

Pixel Density

293 ppi
282 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

74.25 %
74.79 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes

Design

Height

148.5 mm
154.2 mm

Width

70.8 mm
72.7 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

137 grams
150 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera1/5.0" sensor size CMOS 1.12µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.2 Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2730 mAh
3075 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass