Honor 5X vs. HTC Desire 12+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5X and HTC Desire 12+. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 5X vs. HTC Desire 12+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5X HTC Desire 12+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 158.2 mm HTC Desire 12+ has greater height than Honor 5X.
Width 76.3 mm 76.6 mm HTC Desire 12+ has greater width than Honor 5X.
Depth 8.15 mm 8.4 mm Honor 5X is narrower than Honor 5X.
Weight 158 g 157.5 g HTC Desire 12+ is lighter than Honor 5X.
Body Colour Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold Cool black | Warm silver
Body Material Aluminium alloy -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.24 W/kg (body), 0.56 W/kg (head) -
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
SIM Card Type (Size) Micro SIM, nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 5X HTC Desire 12+
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6" HTC Desire 12+ has larger screen size than Honor 5X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1440 x 720 pixels Honor 5X has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 12+.
Display Format Full HD HD+
Pixel Density 400 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features Full Lamination Display colour personalisation
PROCESSOR Honor 5X HTC Desire 12+
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Processor Number MSM8939 -
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz 1.8 GHz HTC Desire 12+ has higher clock speed than Honor 5X.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 -
MEMORY Honor 5X HTC Desire 12+
RAM 2 GB 3 GB HTC Desire 12+ has more RAM than Honor 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 32 GB HTC Desire 12+ has more internal memory than Honor 5X.
User Memory - 23 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Honor 5X HTC Desire 12+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Type - BSI
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.2 Honor 5X has better lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec
Special Effects - Bokeh effect
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes - Panorama, Pro mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC Desire 12+ has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel HTC Desire 12+ has better front camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 HTC Desire 12+ has better front lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies Beauty mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC Desire 12+ has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - LED light
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5X HTC Desire 12+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 2965 mAh Honor 5X has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 12+.
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Honor 5X HTC Desire 12+
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 8.0 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 HTC Sense
Intelligent Assistant - HTC Sense Companion
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5X HTC Desire 12+
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 5X HTC Desire 12+
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MKA, M4A, 3GA, MP4, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards H.265 MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM
FEATURES Honor 5X HTC Desire 12+
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology -
OTHERS Honor 5X HTC Desire 12+
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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