HTC Desire 12 vs HTC Desire SV

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.

• Weight

  Desire SV: 6 g lighter

  Desire 12:

  137 g

  Desire SV:

  131 g

• Width

  Desire SV: 2.9 mm narrower

  Desire 12:

  70.8 mm

  Desire SV:

  67.9 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire SV: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 12:

  5.5 in

  Desire SV:

  4.3 in

• Chipset

  Desire 12:

  Mediatek MT6739 (28 nm)

  Desire SV:

  Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play

• Depth

  Desire 12: 2.5 mm thinner

  Desire 12:

  8.2 mm

  Desire SV:

  10.7 mm

• Height

  Desire SV: 18.8 mm shorter

  Desire 12:

  148.5 mm

  Desire SV:

  129.7 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. Desire 12

   Height:

   148.5 mm +18.8 mm versus Desire SV

   Width:

   70.8 mm +2.9 mm versus Desire SV

   Depth:

   8.2 mm

2. 2. Desire SV

   Height:

   129.7 mm

   Width:

   67.9 mm

   Depth:

   10.7 mm +2.5 mm versus Desire 12

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. Desire 12

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   78.1 cm²

2. 2. Desire SV

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   52.6 cm²

Desire 12 has approximately 48.3% more rectangular screen area than Desire SV.

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.