Honor Magic vs. HTC Desire 12

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor Magic 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 Magic vs. HTC Desire 12 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor Magic HTC Desire 12
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.1 mm 148.5 mm HTC Desire 12 has greater height than Honor Magic.
Width 69.9 mm 70.8 mm HTC Desire 12 has greater width than Honor Magic.
Depth 7.8 mm 8.2 mm Honor Magic is narrower than Honor Magic.
Weight 145 g 137 g HTC Desire 12 is lighter than Honor Magic.
Body Colour Porcelain white Cool black
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Honor Magic HTC Desire 12
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology AMOLED IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.09" 5.5" HTC Desire 12 has larger screen size than Honor Magic.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 1440 x 720 pixels Honor Magic has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 12.
Display Format QHD -
Pixel Density 577 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features - Display colour personalisation
PROCESSOR Honor Magic HTC Desire 12
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 MediaTek
Processor Number - MT6739
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) Mali T880 -
MEMORY Honor Magic HTC Desire 12
RAM 4 GB 3 GB Honor Magic has more RAM than HTC Desire 12.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 32 GB Honor Magic has more internal memory than HTC Desire 12.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Honor Magic HTC Desire 12
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 13 Megapixel HTC Desire 12 has better camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS BSI
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec
Special Effects - Bokeh effect
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode 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 3968 x 2976 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Honor Magic has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 12.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC Desire 12 has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1280 x 720 (720p)
Camera Features (Front) - Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor Magic HTC Desire 12
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2900 mAh 2730 mAh Honor Magic has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 12.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor Magic HTC Desire 12
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 8.0 Oreo
User Interface Magic Live UI HTC Sense
Intelligent Assistant - HTC Sense Companion
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor Magic HTC Desire 12
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band - 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 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes - Honor Magic has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor Magic HTC Desire 12
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MKA, M4A, 3GA, MP4, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Honor Magic HTC Desire 12
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, distance sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, magnetometer, G-sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader -
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, Huawei Magic Power -
OTHERS Honor Magic HTC Desire 12
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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