Honor 8X vs. HTC Desire 12+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 8X 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 8X vs. HTC Desire 12+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 8X HTC Desire 12+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 160.4 mm 158.2 mm Honor 8X has greater height than HTC Desire 12+.
Width 76.6 mm 76.6 mm Both phones are the same width
Depth 7.8 mm 8.4 mm Honor 8X is narrower than Honor 8X.
Weight 175 g 157.5 g HTC Desire 12+ is lighter than Honor 8X.
Body Colour Red | Blue | Black Cool black | Warm silver
Body Material Glass -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.02 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.81 W/kg (head) -
Connector Type USB
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 8X HTC Desire 12+
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology LTPS IPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.5" 6" Honor 8X has larger screen size than HTC Desire 12+.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 1440 x 720 pixels Honor 8X has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 12+.
Display Format - HD+
Pixel Density 397 ppi -
Aspect Ratio 19.5:9 18:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features FullView Display Display colour personalisation
PROCESSOR Honor 8X HTC Desire 12+
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 710 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 1.8 GHz Honor 8X 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 HTC Desire 12+ has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Honor 8X HTC Desire 12+
RAM 4 GB 3 GB Honor 8X has more RAM than HTC Desire 12+.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 32 GB Honor 8X has more internal memory than HTC Desire 12+.
User Memory - 23 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Honor 8X HTC Desire 12+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Honor 8X has better camera resolution than HTC Desire 12+.
Sensor Type - BSI
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/2.2 Honor 8X has better lens aperture than Honor 8X.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec
Special Effects Portrait 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
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Both phones have the same second camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Honor 8X has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 12+.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - 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) 1280 x 720 (720p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 8X HTC Desire 12+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3750 mAh 2965 mAh Honor 8X has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 12+.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 150 min -
Standby Time 697 hours -
Talk Time 1260 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1260 min
Standby: up to 697 hrs
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CELLULAR Honor 8X 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 8.1 Oreo Android 8.0 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.2 HTC Sense
Intelligent Assistant - HTC Sense Companion
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 8X 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 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 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes - Honor 8X has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 8X HTC Desire 12+
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MKA, M4A, 3GA, MP4, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM
FEATURES Honor 8X 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, gravity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock -
OTHERS Honor 8X HTC Desire 12+
Included Accessories Headphones, USB cable, power adapter Power adapter
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