Honor Play vs. HTC Desire 12+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor Play 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 Play vs. HTC Desire 12+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor Play HTC Desire 12+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.91 mm 158.2 mm HTC Desire 12+ has greater height than Honor Play.
Width 74.27 mm 76.6 mm HTC Desire 12+ has greater width than Honor Play.
Depth 7.48 mm 8.4 mm Honor Play is narrower than Honor Play.
Weight - 157.5 g
Body Colour Black | Blue Cool black | Warm silver
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.29 W/kg (body), 0.8 W/kg (head) -
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 Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Honor Play HTC Desire 12+
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology LTPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6" Honor Play has larger screen size than HTC Desire 12+.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 1440 x 720 pixels Honor Play has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 12+.
Display Format Full HD+ HD+
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features Honor Full View Display Display colour personalisation
PROCESSOR Honor Play HTC Desire 12+
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 970 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 Honor Play HTC Desire 12+
RAM 4 GB 3 GB Honor Play has more RAM than HTC Desire 12+.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 32 GB Honor Play 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 Play HTC Desire 12+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Honor Play has better camera resolution than HTC Desire 12+.
Sensor Type - BSI
Lens Aperture - F/2.2
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec
Special Effects - 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 LED light
Video Resolutions - 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.
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Honor Play has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 12+.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
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) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor Play HTC Desire 12+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3750 mAh 2965 mAh Honor Play has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 12+.
Fast Charging Technology Honor SuperCharge - Honor Play has fast charging technology.
CELLULAR Honor Play 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, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor Play HTC Desire 12+
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, 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 Play has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor Play 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 Play 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, 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 Play HTC Desire 12+
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case Power adapter
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