Honor 6X vs. HTC Desire 12

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 6X 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

Honor 6X vs. HTC Desire 12 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 6X HTC Desire 12
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.9 mm 148.5 mm Honor 6X has greater height than HTC Desire 12.
Width 76.2 mm 70.8 mm Honor 6X has greater width than HTC Desire 12.
Depth 8.2 mm 8.2 mm Both phones are the same depth.
Weight 162 g 137 g HTC Desire 12 is lighter than Honor 6X.
Body Colour Grey | Gold Cool black
Body Material Metal -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.16 W/kg (body), 1.23 W/kg (head) -
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
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 Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 6X HTC Desire 12
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.5" Both phones have the same screen size.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1440 x 720 pixels Honor 6X has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 12.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 403 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Max Brightness 450 cd/m² -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features 2.5D curved glass Display colour personalisation
PROCESSOR Honor 6X HTC Desire 12
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 655 MediaTek
Processor Number - MT6739
Clock Speed 2.1 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 MP2 -
MEMORY Honor 6X 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.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Honor 6X 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 Honor 6X.
Sensor Type - BSI
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RX IMX386 sensor -
Lens Aperture - F/2.2
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec
Special Effects - Bokeh effect
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama Panorama, Pro mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face 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) 2 Megapixel -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Honor 6X has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 12.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.4
Focus Adjustment Focus free 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 Honor 6X HTC Desire 12
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3340 mAh 2730 mAh Honor 6X has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 12.
Run Time Details Playback (video): up to 11.5 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 70 hrs
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CELLULAR Honor 6X 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 A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 6X HTC Desire 12
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, 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 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes - Honor 6X has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 6X HTC Desire 12
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MKA, M4A, 3GA, MP4, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, H.265 MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Honor 6X 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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, magnetometer, G-sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader -
Additional Phone Features Power Saving Mode, Active noise-cancellation -
OTHERS Honor 6X HTC Desire 12
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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