HTC Desire 12+ vs HTC U12+ Specs Comparison

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HTC U12+
HTC Desire 12+ HTC U12+
Released · May 31, 2018
Released · Jun 28, 2018
6.0-inch · 1440x720px
6.0-inch · 2880x1440px
Dual camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
6GB · 128GB
2965 mAh
3500 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 20, 2018 May 23, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$849

Design

Dimensions
6.23 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches
158.2 x 76.6 x 8.4 mm
6.17 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches
156.6 x 73.9 x 9.7 mm
Weight
5.56 oz / 157.5 g 6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 76.54% screen-to-body 6.0-inch, 80.20% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD S-LCD 6, HDR
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 268 PPI 2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 3 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm) Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 630
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2965 mAh 3500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information) 16 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 46 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p
Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Flash, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP (Dual-Camera, Wide Angle, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share DLNA,Wireless screen share,SlimPort
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
40 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 19, 2018
FCC ID value: NM82Q55200
Measured SAR
Head: 0.66 W/kg
Body: 0.53 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.33 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.64 W/kg

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