HTC Desire 12 vs Nokia 4.2

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: 24 g lighter

  Desire 12:

  137 g

  4.2:

  161 g

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 12: 0.21 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 12:

  5.5 in

  4.2:

  5.71 in

• Chipset

  Desire 12:

  Mediatek MT6739 (28 nm)

  4.2:

  Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Desire 12:

  Single

  4.2:

  Dual

• Release year

  Desire 12:

  2018

  4.2:

  2019

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

   Width:

   70.8 mm

   Depth:

   8.2 mm

2. 2. 4.2

   Height:

   149 mm

   Width:

   71.3 mm

   Depth:

   8.4 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. Desire 12

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   78.1 cm²

2. 2. 4.2

   Screen diagonal:

   5.71 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   81.4 cm²

4.2 has approximately 4.2% more rectangular screen area than Desire 12.

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.

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