Samsung Galaxy J4 vs HTC Desire 12

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy J4 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: HTC Desire 12 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy J4 runs at 1.4 GHz, making HTC Desire 12 the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy J4 and HTC Desire 12 offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches, but Samsung Galaxy J4 features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC Desire 12's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy J4 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy J4 and HTC Desire 12 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy J4 and HTC Desire 12 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy J4 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while HTC Desire 12 offers 2730 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy J4 better for longer battery life.


Storage: HTC Desire 12 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Samsung Galaxy J4 offers 16 GB, making HTC Desire 12 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy J4 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while HTC Desire 12 has a rating of 2.6.

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Samsung Galaxy J4
₹9,449
(Discontinued)
HTC Desire 12
₹15,609
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

69%
68%

Release Date

31 May, 2018
11 Jun, 2018

Performance

Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570
MediaTek MT6739
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1440 px (HD+)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
2730 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
32 GB
eMMC 5.0
N/A

User Ratings

4.3/5
(3,347 ratings)
2.6/5
(121 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Operating System

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

Custom UI

N/A
HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570
MediaTek MT6739

Processor

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP1
PowerVR GE8100

RAM

2 GB / 3 GB
3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1440 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

16:9
18:9

Pixel Density

267 ppi
293 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.04 %
74.25 %

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

151.7 mm
148.5 mm

Width

77.2 mm
70.8 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
8.2 mm

Weight

175 grams
137 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle28 mm focal length CMOS image sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

No
N/A

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
Smile 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
Good

Resolution

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

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
2730 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 20 Hours(3G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB
32 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.0
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: Micro SIM2: Micro
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)
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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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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) / 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)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.478 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 Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer