HTC Desire 12 vs HTC One M8 Comparison and Differences

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HTC Desire 12

HTC Desire 12

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HTC One M8

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HTC Desire 12 or HTC One M8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model HTC Desire 12 HTC One M8
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Release date 2018, March 2014, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 148.5 x 70.8 x 8.2 mm | 5.85 x 5.85 x 2.79 in 146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.78 in
Weight 137 g | 4.83 oz 160 g | 5.64 oz
Body Build Aluminum body
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Colors Cool Black, Warm Silver Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold
Battery 2730 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 271 h (2G) / Up to 496 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 20 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super LCD3
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5" in
Screen area 78.1 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 74.2% 66.7%
Screen resolution 720 x 1440 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 293 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 4 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, PDAF -4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3'', 2µm, AF
-4 MP, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama HDR, panorama, dual-LED dual-tone flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.4, 1/5'' 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.0
Functions HDR
Video 720p 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.x (Nougat) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 6
Chipset - Mediatek MT6739 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 2.3 GHz (US/EMEA)/ 2.5 GHz (Asia, China) Krait 400
GPU PowerVR GE8100 Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 152
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 540
GeekBench 4 Single Core 961
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2306
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2438
GeekBench 4 Battery 1320

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / 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
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/21.1(AT&T)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (market/operator dependent)
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head)     0.22 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio To be confirmed Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
Versions
- Also known as HTC M8, All New HTC One

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