HTC Desire 12 vs Apple iPhone 5c Comparison and Differences

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HTC Desire 12

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HTC Desire 12 or Apple iPhone 5c Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model HTC Desire 12 Apple iPhone 5c
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Release date 2018, March 2013, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 148.5 x 70.8 x 8.2 mm | 5.85 x 5.85 x 2.79 in 124.4 x 59.2 x 9 mm | 4.9 x 4.9 x 2.33 in
Weight 137 g | 4.83 oz 132 g | 4.66 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic body
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Colors Cool Black, Warm Silver White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink
Battery 2730 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1510 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 250 h (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 10 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 40 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 4" in
Screen area 78.1 cm2 44.1 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 74.2% 59.9%
Screen resolution 720 x 1440 px 640 x 1136 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 293 PPI 326 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 1.2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.4, 1/5'' 1.12µm 1.2 MP
Functions face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 720p 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.x (Nougat) iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 10.3.3
Chipset - Mediatek MT6739 (28 nm) - Apple A6 (32 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 - Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based)
GPU PowerVR GE8100 PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700), 28(700) - USA
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions 
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1532 (CDMA), A1456
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1532 (GSM), A1532 (CDMA), A1456 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1507, A1529CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1533 (CDMA), A1453
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900) - A1532 GSM, A1532 CDMA 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850) - A1456 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - A1507 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - A1529
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
USB microUSB 2.0 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.15 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.00 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio To be confirmed No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
Versions
- Supported LTE Networks

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