Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 vs HTC Desire 12 Plus

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 vs HTC Desire 12 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 and HTC Desire 12 Plus run at the same processing speed of 1.8 GHz.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 and HTC Desire 12 Plus offer the same screen size of 6 inches, but Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC Desire 12 Plus's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while HTC Desire 12 Plus offers 13 MP, making Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while HTC Desire 12 Plus offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while HTC Desire 12 Plus offers 2965 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while HTC Desire 12 Plus offers 32 GB, making Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while HTC Desire 12 Plus has a rating of 3.7.

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Samsung Galaxy J8 2018
₹17,000
(Out of Stock)
HTC Desire 12 Plus
₹14,732
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

73%
71%

Release Date

28 Jun, 2018
11 Jun, 2018

Performance

Snapdragon 450
Snapdragon 450
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

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

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
8 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
2965 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
32 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expert Review

6.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Excellent battery life
  • Premium design
  • Live focus feature
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Processor choice for the price
  • Low-light camera performance
  • Value for money just not there
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(23,456 ratings)
3.7/5
(341 ratings)

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Video

Videos
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Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jun 28, 2018
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Custom UI

N/A
HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

Processor

Octa core, 1.8 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core, 1.8 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506
Adreno 506

RAM

4 GB
3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)

Resolution

720x1480 px (HD+)
720x1440 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9
18:9

Pixel Density

274 ppi
268 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

76.15 %
76.66 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes

Design

Height

159.2 mm
158.2 mm

Width

75.7 mm
76.6 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

191 grams
157.5 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/1.726 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI
5 MP
f/1.9 Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes 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

4 x 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

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1/3.06" sensor size
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3500 mAh
2965 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 23 Hours(3G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

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
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) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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)
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) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.697 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass