Honor 9 Lite vs HTC Desire 12

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Comparing the Honor 9 Lite vs HTC Desire 12 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 9 Lite runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while HTC Desire 12 runs at 1.5 GHz, making Honor 9 Lite the better performer.


Display: Honor 9 Lite offers a screen size of 5.65 inches, while HTC Desire 12 offers 5.5 inches, making Honor 9 Lite the larger display of the two. Both Honor 9 Lite and HTC Desire 12 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Honor 9 Lite and HTC Desire 12 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Honor 9 Lite offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while HTC Desire 12 offers 5 MP, making Honor 9 Lite better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor 9 Lite offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while HTC Desire 12 offers 2730 mAh, making Honor 9 Lite better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor 9 Lite and HTC Desire 12 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.


User Rating: Honor 9 Lite receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while HTC Desire 12 has a rating of 2.6.

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Summary

Spec Score

69%
68%

Release Date

21 Jan, 2018
11 Jun, 2018

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
MediaTek MT6739
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.65 inches (14.35 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
720x1440 px (HD+)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

13 MP + 2 MP
5 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
2730 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Stunning design
  • Excellent display
  • Good battery life
  • Good selfie cameras
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Heating issues
  • Low-light camera performance could be better
  • Slippery
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(477,466 ratings)
2.6/5
(121 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Jan 21, 2018
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

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

Custom UI

EMUI
HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 659
MediaTek MT6739

Processor

Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

16 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T830 MP2
PowerVR GE8100

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.65 inches  (14.35 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)
720x1440 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

18:9
18:9

Pixel Density

427 ppi
293 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.88 %
74.25 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes

Design

Height

151 mm
148.5 mm

Width

71.9 mm
70.8 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
8.2 mm

Weight

149 grams
137 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

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

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS
5 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera1/5.0" sensor size CMOS 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
2730 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 20 Hours(3G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
32 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
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)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
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)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.06 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

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