OnePlus 5 vs. HTC Desire 12+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of OnePlus 5 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

OnePlus 5 vs. HTC Desire 12+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS OnePlus 5 HTC Desire 12+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 154.2 mm 158.2 mm HTC Desire 12+ has greater height than OnePlus 5.
Width 74.1 mm 76.6 mm HTC Desire 12+ has greater width than OnePlus 5.
Depth 7.25 mm 8.4 mm OnePlus 5 is narrower than OnePlus 5.
Weight 153 g 157.5 g OnePlus 5 is lighter than OnePlus 5.
Body Colour Midnight black | Slate grey Cool black | Warm silver
Body Material Anodised aluminium -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.19 W/kg (body), 1.37 W/kg (head) -
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
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 Dual-SIM
DISPLAY OnePlus 5 HTC Desire 12+
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Optic AMOLED IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6" HTC Desire 12+ has larger screen size than OnePlus 5.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1440 x 720 pixels OnePlus 5 has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 12+.
Display Format Full HD HD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Display Features Night Display Display colour personalisation
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR OnePlus 5 HTC Desire 12+
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Processor Number MSM8998 -
Clock Speed 2.45 GHz 1.8 GHz OnePlus 5 has higher clock speed than HTC Desire 12+.
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) Qualcomm ADRENO 540 -
MEMORY OnePlus 5 HTC Desire 12+
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB 3 GB OnePlus 5 has more RAM than HTC Desire 12+.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 32 GB OnePlus 5 has more internal memory than HTC Desire 12+.
User Memory - 23 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA OnePlus 5 HTC Desire 12+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 13 Megapixel OnePlus 5 has better camera resolution than HTC Desire 12+.
Sensor Type - BSI
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX350 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/2.6 F/2.2 HTC Desire 12+ has better lens aperture than OnePlus 5.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec
Special Effects Portrait, HDR Bokeh effect
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, RAW mode Panorama, Pro mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC Desire 12+ has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel 2 Megapixel OnePlus 5 has better second camera resolution than HTC Desire 12+.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.7 -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 8 Megapixel OnePlus 5 has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 12+.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS IMX371 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Focus free Focus free
Special Effects (Front) HDR HDR
Camera Modes (Front) - Beauty mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture Face detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source (Front) - LED light
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds
BATTERY AND CHARGING OnePlus 5 HTC Desire 12+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3300 mAh 2965 mAh OnePlus 5 has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 12+.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR OnePlus 5 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 OxygenOS (based on Android Nougat) Android 8.0 Oreo
User Interface - HTC Sense
Intelligent Assistant - HTC Sense Companion
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS OnePlus 5 HTC Desire 12+
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, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes - OnePlus 5 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA OnePlus 5 HTC Desire 12+
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, apt-X, IMY, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, apt-X HD WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MKA, M4A, 3GA, MP4, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM
Sound Enhancements Dirac Power Sound technology, Dirac HD Sound -
FEATURES OnePlus 5 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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, Android Sensor Hub, Three microphones with noise-cancellation, Dash Charge technology -
OTHERS OnePlus 5 HTC Desire 12+
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C cable Power adapter
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