HTC Desire 12 vs Xiaomi Poco F5 Specs Comparison

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HTC Desire 12	Xiaomi Poco F5
Released · May 31, 2018	Released · May 25, 2023
5.5-inch	6.7-inch
Single camera	Triple camera
2GB · 16GB	8GB · 256GB
2730 mAh	5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.85 x 2.79 x 0.32 inches 148.5 x 70.8 x 8.2 mm	6.34 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches 161.11 x 74.95 x 7.9 mm
Weight
4.83 oz (137.0 g)	6.38 oz (181.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
	Yes; IP53
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver	White, Blue, Black

Display

Size
5.5-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 293 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	AMOLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
74.14 %	89.02 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
	1000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6739 (28 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 SM7475-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x 2.91GHz Cortex-A710 + 3x 2.49GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
PowerVR GE8100	Adreno 725
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	8GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
16GB	256GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo), HTC Sense UI	Android (13)

Battery

Capacity
2730 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 67.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 59min

Browsing

14h 53min

Video

14h 32min

Gaming

9h 0min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	Yes
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1280x720 (HD)	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD)
Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 28(700 APT)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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	Dual Nano SIM

Phone Features

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

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 20, 2018	May 09, 2023

Alternative variants

with Dual SIM


RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
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