HTC is back to the midrange market and has announced two new additions – HTC Desire 12 and Desire 12+.
Both phones have 18:9 bezel-less displays, however, Desire 12+ comes with more features and better hardware as compared to Desire 12.
HTC Desire 12
HTC Desire 12 has a 5.5-inch IPS LCD display with trimmed bezels. The display panel has a resolution of 720 x 1440p (HD+) and the aspect ratio is 18:9. The screen-to-body ratio is around 74% and the pixel density is approximately 293.
The design is fairly minimal and Desire 12 does not come with a fingerprint sensor. The phone itself is smaller than the Desire 12+.
HTC Desire 12+
In comparison to Desire 12, 12+ has a larger 6.0-inch IPS LCD display with the same HD+ resolution. The aspect ratio is 18:9 and the screen-to-body ratio is similar at around ~76%. Pixel density is ~268.
Unlike its sibling, Desire 12+ has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and a dual-camera set up too. Other than that, both phones have a similar design appeal.
HTC Desire 12
HTC Desire 12 is powered by a quad-core Mediatek MT6739 processor clocked at 1.3 GHz. The GPU is PowerVR GE8100 and comes paired with 3 GB of RAM.
Internal storage is 32 GB with no other options and can be expanded up to 400 GB via microSD slot (SIM slot 2).
HTC Desire 12+
Instead of a Mediatek processor, the Desire 12+ runs on a low mid-range octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 clocked at 1.8 GHz. The GPU is an Adreno 506 and RAM size is 3 GB as well.
Just like it’s sibling, Desire 12+ also has 32 GB storage which is expandable by up to 400 GB via microSD slot (uses SIM slot 2).
HTC Desire 12
HTC Desire 12 has a singular 13 MP primary sensor which has PDAF and LED flash. It can record videos of up to 1080p resolution at 30 FPS. The front camera is a 5 MP unit which can only record 720p videos.
Out of the box, it comes with Android 8.0 Oreo with HTC’s home-baked SenseUI on top.
HTC Desire 12+
The larger sibling has a dual-cam set up consisting of a 13 MP primary sensor and a 2 MP secondary depth sensor on the rear. This one also comes with PDAF and LED flash in addition to refined background blur using the secondary 2 MP depth sensor. The front camera is 8 MP and can record videos of up to 1080p.
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Both phones run the exact same software, Android 8.0 Oreo customized with SenseUI.
HTC Desire 12
The battery capacity is relatively small – the Desire 12 comes with a non-removable 2,730 mAh unit with no fast-charging. It’s chargeable via microUSB 2.0 and unfortunately, does not come with a Type-C port.
It will be priced between €185 and €199 (Rs. 18,000 and Rs. 20,000).
HTC Desire 12+
This one has a 2,965 mAh battery chargeable via microUSB 2.0 as well. The phone is priced between €235 and €249 (Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 27,000).
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