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HTC U Play vs HTC Desire 12

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Rs. 15,990
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Summary
75%
63%
Performance

MediaTek MT6755

4 GB RAM

MediaTek MT6739

3 GB RAM

Display

5.2" (13.21 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

5.5" (13.97 cm)

720x1440 px (HD+)

Rear Camera

16 MP

Single Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

16 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2500 mAh

15.2 h talktime (3G)

2730 mAh

Storage

64 GB

2 TB (Expandable)

32 GB

2 TB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

3/5 based on 90 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

2.6/5 based on 121 ratings

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HTC U Play is permanently discontinued.
HTC Desire 12 is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

HTC Sense

Performance
Average
Average
Chipset

MediaTek MT6755

MediaTek MT6739

CPU

Quad core (2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 + 1.1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Mali-T860 MP2

PowerVR GE8100

RAM

4 GB

3 GB

Display
Very Good
Average
Display Type

S-LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 " (13.21 cm)

5.5 " (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

720x1440 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

18:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi

293 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.92 %

74.25 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Bezel-less display

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
Size Compare
Dimensions

Height: 145.9 mm
Width: 72.9 mm
Thickness: 7.9 mm

Height: 148.5 mm
Width: 70.8 mm
Thickness: 8.2 mm

Weight

145 grams

137 grams

Colours

Iceberg White, Indigo Blue, Black Oil, Cosmic Pink Gold

Cool Black, Warm Silver

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

16 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

13 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

Flash

, Dual-color LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 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
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Very Good
Average
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

16 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

5 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera(5.0" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)

Sensor

BSI Sensor

CMOS

Flash

No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

2500 mAh

2730 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 15.2 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 427 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

, Fast

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

64 GB

32 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 2 TB

, Up to 2 TB

User Available Storage

Up to 51.5 GB

Up to 23 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

VoLTE

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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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)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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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)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.2

, v4.2

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer