HTC U12+ vs HTC Desire 12+ Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches 156.6 x 73.9 x 9.7 mm	6.23 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches 158.2 x 76.6 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	5.56 oz / 157.5 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	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, 80.20% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 76.54% screen-to-body
Type
S-LCD 6, HDR	IPS LCD
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI	1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 268 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average)	Untested

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Hardware

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

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
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	13 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2
Second camera
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	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (Flash, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

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

Cellular

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

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

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