Google Pixel vs HTC Desire 12

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Pixel:

  OLED

  Desire 12:

  LCD

• Weight

  Desire 12: 6 g lighter

  Pixel:

  143 g

  Desire 12:

  137 g

• Width

  Pixel: 1.3 mm narrower

  Pixel:

  69.5 mm

  Desire 12:

  70.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Pixel: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  Pixel:

  5 in

  Desire 12:

  5.5 in

• Chipset

  Pixel:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)

  Desire 12:

  Mediatek MT6739 (28 nm)

• Height

  Pixel: 4.7 mm shorter

  Pixel:

  143.8 mm

  Desire 12:

  148.5 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Pixel

   Height:

   143.8 mm

   Width:

   69.5 mm

   Depth:

   8.5 mm

2. 2. Desire 12

   Height:

   148.5 mm +4.7 mm versus Pixel

   Width:

   70.8 mm +1.3 mm versus Pixel

   Depth:

   8.2 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Pixel

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

2. 2. Desire 12

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   78.1 cm²

Desire 12 has approximately 13.3% more rectangular screen area than Pixel.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.