Huawei Nova Plus vs. HTC Desire 12+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Nova Plus 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

Huawei Nova Plus vs. HTC Desire 12+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Nova Plus HTC Desire 12+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.8 mm 158.2 mm HTC Desire 12+ has greater height than Huawei Nova Plus.
Width 75.7 mm 76.6 mm HTC Desire 12+ has greater width than Huawei Nova Plus.
Depth 7.3 mm 8.4 mm Huawei Nova Plus is narrower than Huawei Nova Plus.
Weight 160 g 157.5 g HTC Desire 12+ is lighter than Huawei Nova Plus.
Body Colour Mystic silver | Prestige gold | Titanium grey Cool black | Warm silver
Body Material Aluminium-magnesium alloy -
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
DISPLAY Huawei Nova Plus 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 Huawei Nova Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1440 x 720 pixels Huawei Nova Plus has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 12+.
Display Format Full HD HD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Features 2.5D curved glass Display colour personalisation
PROCESSOR Huawei Nova Plus HTC Desire 12+
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Clock Speed - 1.8 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.
MEMORY Huawei Nova Plus HTC Desire 12+
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 22 GB 23 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Huawei Nova Plus HTC Desire 12+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Huawei Nova Plus has better camera resolution than HTC Desire 12+.
Sensor Type - BSI
Lens Aperture - F/2.2
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Nova Plus has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec
Special Effects - Bokeh effect
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Beauty mode, low-light shots Panorama, Pro mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC Desire 12+ has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Focus Adjustment Focus free Focus free
Special Effects (Front) Beauty Make-up 2.0, Beauty Skin 3.0 HDR
Camera Modes (Front) - 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 Huawei Nova Plus HTC Desire 12+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3340 mAh 2965 mAh Huawei Nova Plus has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 12+.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Nova Plus 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 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 8.0 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 HTC Sense
Intelligent Assistant - HTC Sense Companion
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Nova Plus 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 40
4G LTE Frequency - 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 Huawei Nova Plus 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
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Huawei Nova Plus 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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones -
OTHERS Huawei Nova Plus HTC Desire 12+
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool Power adapter
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