In depth comparison and review of Honor Magic and HTC U12+. 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Honor Magic | HTC U12+ |
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| Product Type | Smartphone | Smartphone | |
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| Form Factor | Touch | Touch | |
| Height | 146.1 mm | 156.6 mm | HTC U12+ has greater height than Honor Magic. |
| Width | 69.9 mm | 73.9 mm | HTC U12+ has greater width than Honor Magic. |
| Depth | 7.8 mm | 9.7 mm | Honor Magic is narrower than Honor Magic. |
| Weight | 145 g | 188 g | Honor Magic is lighter than Honor Magic. |
| Body Colour | Porcelain white | Flame red | Ceramic black | |
| Protection | - | Dustproof, waterproof | |
| Waterproof (Water-resistant) | - | Yes | HTC U12+ is waterproof. |
| IP rating | - | IP68 | |
| SAR Value | - | 0.53 W/kg (body), 0.66 W/kg (head) | |
| Connector Type | USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm |
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C | |
| SIM Card Type (Size) | Nano SIM | Nano SIM | |
| SIM Card Qty | Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) | Single-SIM | |
| SIM Card Configuration Details | Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD | - |
| DISPLAY | Honor Magic | HTC U12+ |
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| Display Type | OLED display | LCD display | |
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| Display Technology | AMOLED | Super LCD 6 | |
| Screen Size (Display Size) | 5.09" | 6" | HTC U12+ has larger screen size than Honor Magic. |
| Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) | 2560 x 1440 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels | HTC U12+ has better screen resolution than Honor Magic. |
| Display Format | QHD | QHD+ | |
| Pixel Density | 577 ppi | 537 ppi | Honor Magic has better pixel density than HTC U12+. |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 18:9 | |
| Colour Depth | 16.7 million colours | 16.7 million colours | Both phones have the same color depth. |
| HDR | - | Yes | HTC U12+ has HDR. |
| HDR Technology | - | HDR10 | |
| Display Features | - | Display colour personalisation, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, HTC Edge Sense 2, Smart rotate, Smart dim, Smart display | |
| Display Protection (Screen Protector) | - | Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) |
| PROCESSOR | Honor Magic | HTC U12+ |
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| Processor Type (CPU) | Hisilicon Kirin 950 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 | |
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| Clock Speed | - | 2.8 GHz | |
| 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 U12+ |
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| RAM | 4 GB | LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB | HTC U12+ has more RAM than Honor Magic. |
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| Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) | 64 GB | 64 GB | Both phones have the same internal memory capacity. |
| Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) | - | microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB |
| CAMERA | Honor Magic | HTC U12+ |
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| MAIN CAMERA |
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| Number of Main Cameras | 2 | 2 | |
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| Sensor Resolution | 12 Megapixel | 12 Megapixel | Both phones have the same camera resolution. |
| Sensor Type | BSI-CMOS | BSI | |
| Lens Type | - | Wide-angle lens | |
| Lens Aperture | F/2.2 | F/1.75 | HTC U12+ has better lens aperture than Honor Magic. |
| Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | - | Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | HTC U12+ has optical stabilisation. |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic | Automatic | |
| Laser Auto Focus | - | Yes | |
| Optical Zoom | - | 2x | |
| Digital Zoom | - | 10x | |
| Self-Timer Delay | - | 10 sec | |
| Special Effects | - | HDR Boost | |
| HDR Mode | Auto HDR mode | HDR Boost 2 | |
| Camera Modes | Panorama, Pro mode | Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, Bokeh Mode, Auto Zoom | |
| Face Recognition (Face ID) | - | Face detection | HTC U12+ has face detection. |
| Light Source | Dual LED flash | Dual LED flash | |
| Still Image Resolutions | 3968 x 2976 | - | |
| Video Resolutions | 1920 x 1080 (1080p), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps | 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps | |
| Camera Features (Functions) | - | Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 32s manual exposure, RAW image capture, UltraSpeed Autofocus, HTC UltraPixel Camera 4, Sonic Zoom, Audio Boost, 3D audio recording, AR sticker, 8MP still photos recording 4K video |
| SECOND CAMERA |
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| Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) | 12 Megapixel | 16 Megapixel | HTC U12+ has better second camera resolution than Honor Magic. |
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| Lens Type (2nd Camera) | - | Telephoto lens | |
| Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) | F/2.2 | F/2.6 | Honor Magic has better second camera lens aperture than Honor Magic. |
| FRONT CAMERA |
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| Number of Front Cameras | 1 | 2 | |
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| Sensor Resolution (Front) | 8 Megapixel | 8 Megapixel | Both phones have the same front camera resolution. |
| Sensor Type (Front) | - | BSI | |
| Lens Type (Front) | - | Wide-angle lens | |
| Lens Aperture (Front) | F/2.4 | F/2.0 | HTC U12+ has better front lens aperture than Honor Magic. |
| Focus Adjustment | - | Automatic | |
| Special Effects (Front) | - | Live make-up, HDR Boost | |
| HDR Mode (Front) | - | Auto HDR mode | |
| Camera Modes (Front) | - | Selfie panorama, Bokeh Mode, Auto selfie | |
| Light Source (Front) | - | Display flash | |
| Video Resolutions (Front) | 1920 x 1080 (1080p) | 1920 x 1080 (1080p) | |
| Camera Features (Front) | - | Self timer up to 10 seconds, AR sticker |
| SECOND FRONT CAMERA |
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| Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) | - | 8 Megapixel | |
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| Lens Aperture (2nd Front) | - | F/2.0 |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Honor Magic | HTC U12+ |
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| Battery Capacity (Battery Size) | 2900 mAh | 3500 mAh | HTC U12+ has larger battery capacity than Honor Magic. |
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| Fast Charging Technology | - | Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 | HTC U12+ has fast charging technology. |
| Talk Time | - | 1428 minutes | |
| Run Time Details | - | Talk: up to 1428 min | |
| Battery Technology | Lithium polymer | - |
| CELLULAR | Honor Magic | HTC U12+ |
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| Technology | CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | |
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| 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 | - | Google Assistant, HTC Sense Companion, Alexa | |
| Navigation | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo |
| COMMUNICATIONS | Honor Magic | HTC U12+ |
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| Data Transmission | GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE | GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi | |
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| 2G Band | - | 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM | |
| 3G UMTS Band | - | Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 | |
| 3G UMTS Frequency | - | 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 | |
| 4G LTE Band | - | Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 | |
| 4G LTE Frequency | - | FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 | |
| Wireless Interface | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments. |
| Messaging Services | SMS, MMS | SMS, MMS |
| MEDIA | Honor Magic | HTC U12+ |
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| Supported Digital Audio Standards | - | WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, LDAC, MP4, MID, apt-X HD | |
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| Supported Digital Video Standards | - | MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM | |
| Sound Enhancements | DTS Sound support | HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition, HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation, Hi-Res audio certified, Hi-Res audio recording |
| FEATURES | Honor Magic | HTC U12+ |
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| 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 | |
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| Sensors | Ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, distance sensor, gravity sensor | Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, edge sensor | |
| Security Devices | Fingerprint reader | Face recognition, fingerprint reader | |
| Additional Phone Features | Active noise-cancellation, Huawei Magic Power | DLNA Certified, AirPlay wireless streaming, sharing media via DLNA, Face Unlock, Wi-Fi Miracast, MIMO technology, Flip to Mute function, Power Saving Mode, notification LED, Wi-Fi Calling, four microphones, Pocket mode, Hi-Res Audio, Motion Launch, Android Sensor Hub, HTC Connect, Extreme power saving mode, MU-MIMO technology, Quiet ring on pick up, pressure sensitive buttons |
| OTHERS | Honor Magic | HTC U12+ |
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| Included Accessories | Power adapter | Power adapter | |
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| Compliant Standards | - | IP68 |
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