HTC Desire 12 vs Google Pixel 7a Specs Comparison

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Google Pixel 7a
HTC Desire 12 Google Pixel 7a
Released · May 31, 2018
Released · May 10, 2023
5.5-inch · 1440x720px
6.1-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
2GB · 16GB
8GB · 128GB
2730 mAh
4385 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 20, 2018 May 10, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$499 | €509

Design

Dimensions
5.85 x 2.79 x 0.32 inches
148.5 x 70.8 x 8.2 mm
6.00 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches (~0.41 inches with camera bump)
152.4 x 72.9 x 9 mm (~10.50 mm with camera bump)
Weight
4.83 oz / 137.0 g 6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver Charcoal, Snow, Sea, and Coral

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 74.14% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 80.86% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 293 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 1277 (Average)
Bright Min
Untested 1.8 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6739 (28 nm) Google Tensor G2 (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x2.85GHz Cortex-X1
2x2.35G​Hz Cortex-A78
4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
PowerVR GE8100 Mali-G710 MP7
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
3GB/32GB
8GB/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (15, 14, 13)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1437
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 3461
3D Mark High
Untested 1631
3D Mark Low
Untested 1095

Battery

Type
2730 mAh 4385 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W
Wireless: 7.5W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 4min
Browsing
15h 27min
Video
9h 7min
Gaming
5h 27min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
64 MP
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.73"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p
Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 720p
13 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
133
Overall
140
Photo
127
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 25, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with Dual SIM
Memory 3GB/32GB
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40, 41
Dual SIM Yes
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