HTC Desire 12 vs. Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of HTC Desire 12 and Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

HTC Desire 12 vs. Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC Desire 12 Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 148.5 mm 151.7 mm Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 has greater height than HTC Desire 12.
Width 70.8 mm 75 mm Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 has greater width than HTC Desire 12.
Depth 8.2 mm 8 mm Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 is narrower than HTC Desire 12.
Weight 137 g 170 g HTC Desire 12 is lighter than HTC Desire 12.
Body Colour Cool black Rose gold | Black | Gold
Body Material - Plastic, aluminium, glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY HTC Desire 12 Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS PLS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.5" Both phones have the same screen size.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1440 x 720 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 12.
Display Format - Full HD
Pixel Density - 401 ppi
Aspect Ratio 18:9 16:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features Display colour personalisation -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR HTC Desire 12 Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Samsung Exynos 7870
Processor Number MT6739 -
Clock Speed - 1.6 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - HTC Desire 12 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Mali T830
MEMORY HTC Desire 12 Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2
RAM 3 GB 3 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 32 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory - 23.9 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA HTC Desire 12 Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Type BSI -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.9 Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 has better lens aperture than HTC Desire 12.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
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 LED light LED light
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 12.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/1.9 Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 has better front lens aperture than HTC Desire 12.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - HTC Desire 12 has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1280 x 720 (720p) -
Camera Features (Front) Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds -
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC Desire 12 Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2730 mAh 3300 mAh Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 12.
Talk Time - 1260 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (WCDMA): up to 1260 min
Active online usage (WCDMA): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 16 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 15 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 84 hrs
Playback (video): up to 14 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR HTC Desire 12 Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 8.0 Oreo Android 7.0 Nougat
User Interface HTC Sense -
Intelligent Assistant HTC Sense Companion -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS HTC Desire 12 Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-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 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 IEEE 802.11b/g/n, ANT+/ANT
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth Profiles - A2DP
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA HTC Desire 12 Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MKA, M4A, 3GA, MP4, MID WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2
FEATURES HTC Desire 12 Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2
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 Accelerometer, proximity sensor, magnetometer, G-sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader
OTHERS HTC Desire 12 Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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