HTC Desire 12+ vs HTC U12+

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PHONES
Phone Names	HTC Desire 12+	HTC U12+

Network
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 32, 38, 39, 49, 41, 66
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40	-

Launch
Announced	2018, March 20. Released 2018, June 07	2018, May 23
Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2018, June 29

Body
Build	-	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back, aluminum frame
Dimensions	158.2 x 76.6 x 8.4 mm (6.23 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)	156.6 x 73.9 x 8.7 mm (6.17 x 2.91 x 0.34 in)
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Weight	157.5 g (5.57 oz)	188 g (6.63 oz)
	-	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Pressure-sensitive buttons

Display
Protection	-	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Resolution	720 x 1440 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~268 ppi density)	1440 x 2880 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~537 ppi density)
Size	6.0 inches, 92.9 cm2 (~76.7% screen-to-body ratio)	6.0 inches, 92.9 cm2 (~80.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	IPS LCD	Super LCD6, HDR10

Platform
CPU	Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
Chipset	Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm)	Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
GPU	Adreno 506	Adreno 630
OS	Android 8.0 (Oreo)	Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), Sense UI

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal	32GB 3GB RAM	64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
	eMMC 5.1	-

Main Camera
Dual	13 MP, f/2.2, PDAF Auxiliary lens	12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 16 MP (12 MP effective), f/2.6, 1/3.1", 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, AF
Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	4K@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), HDR, 24-bit/96kHz stereo sound rec.

Selfie camera
Dual	-	8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4", 1.12µm 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4", 1.12µm
Features	-	HDR, panorama
Single	8 MP, f/2.0	-
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack	Yes	No
35mm jack	Yes	-
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes, with stereo speakers
	-	32-bit/384kHz audio

Comms
Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
NFC	No	Yes
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio	FM radio	No
USB	microUSB 2.0	USB Type-C 3.1
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery
Charging	-	18W wired, QC3, 50% in 35 min (advertised)
Stand-by	Up to 522 h (3G)	-
Talk time	Up to 26 h (3G)	Up to 24 h (3G)
Type	Li-Ion 2965 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable

Misc
Colors	Black, Silver, Gold	Translucent Blue, Ceramic Black, Flame Red
Models	Desire 12	U12, 2Q55100
Price	About 170 EUR	About 450 EUR

Tests
Audio quality	-	Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -52.7dB
Battery life	-	Endurance rating 64h
Camera	-	Photo / Video
Display	-	Contrast ratio: 1818:1 (nominal), 3.085 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker	-	Voice 77dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 99dB
Performance	-	AnTuTu: 263696 (v7) GeekBench: 9001 (v4.4) GFXBench: 20fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)