Huawei Nova 2 vs. HTC Desire 12

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei Nova 2 and HTC Desire 12. 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

Huawei Nova 2 vs. HTC Desire 12 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Nova 2 HTC Desire 12
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 142.2 mm 148.5 mm HTC Desire 12 has greater height than Huawei Nova 2.
Width 68.9 mm 70.8 mm HTC Desire 12 has greater width than Huawei Nova 2.
Depth 6.9 mm 8.2 mm Huawei Nova 2 is narrower than Huawei Nova 2.
Weight 143 g 137 g HTC Desire 12 is lighter than Huawei Nova 2.
Body Colour Aurora blue 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 Huawei Nova 2 HTC Desire 12
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology LTPS TFT IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 5.5" HTC Desire 12 has larger screen size than Huawei Nova 2.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1440 x 720 pixels Huawei Nova 2 has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 12.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 443 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features 2.5D Glass Display colour personalisation
PROCESSOR Huawei Nova 2 HTC Desire 12
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 659 MediaTek
Processor Number - MT6739
Clock Speed 2.36 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 T830 MP2 -
MEMORY Huawei Nova 2 HTC Desire 12
RAM 4 GB 3 GB Huawei Nova 2 has more RAM than HTC Desire 12.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 32 GB Huawei Nova 2 has more internal memory than HTC Desire 12.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Huawei Nova 2 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 Huawei Nova 2.
Sensor Type - BSI
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/2.2 Huawei Nova 2 has better lens aperture than Huawei Nova 2.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec
Special Effects HDR Bokeh effect
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes - Panorama, Pro mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection Face detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source LED light LED light
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), geotagging Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 20 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Huawei Nova 2 has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 12.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.4
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC Desire 12 has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1280 x 720 (720p)
Camera Features (Front) - Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Nova 2 HTC Desire 12
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2950 mAh 2730 mAh Huawei Nova 2 has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 12.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Nova 2 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 7.0 Nougat Android 8.0 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1 HTC Sense
Intelligent Assistant - HTC Sense Companion
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Nova 2 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 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 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Nova 2 HTC Desire 12
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MP4, MID WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MKA, M4A, 3GA, MP4, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM
FEATURES Huawei Nova 2 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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, magnetometer, G-sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader -
OTHERS Huawei Nova 2 HTC Desire 12
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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