HTC Desire 12 vs HTC One M9s

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 12: 21 g lighter

  Desire 12:

  137 g

  One M9s:

  158 g

• Width

  One M9s: 1.1 mm narrower

  Desire 12:

  70.8 mm

  One M9s:

  69.7 mm

• Screen diagonal

  One M9s: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 12:

  5.5 in

  One M9s:

  5 in

• Chipset

  Desire 12:

  Mediatek MT6739 (28 nm)

  One M9s:

  Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Desire 12: 1.4 mm thinner

  Desire 12:

  8.2 mm

  One M9s:

  9.6 mm

• Height

  One M9s: 3.9 mm shorter

  Desire 12:

  148.5 mm

  One M9s:

  144.6 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 +3.9 mm versus One M9s

   Width:

   70.8 mm +1.1 mm versus One M9s

   Depth:

   8.2 mm

2. 2. One M9s

   Height:

   144.6 mm

   Width:

   69.7 mm

   Depth:

   9.6 mm +1.4 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. One M9s

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

Desire 12 has approximately 13.3% more rectangular screen area than One M9s.

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.

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.

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