HTC Desire 12 vs Nokia 500

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

  500: 44 g lighter

  Desire 12:

  137 g

  500:

  93 g

• Width

  500: 17 mm narrower

  Desire 12:

  70.8 mm

  500:

  53.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  500: 2.3 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 12:

  5.5 in

  500:

  3.2 in

• Depth

  Desire 12: 5.9 mm thinner

  Desire 12:

  8.2 mm

  500:

  14.1 mm

• Height

  500: 37.2 mm shorter

  Desire 12:

  148.5 mm

  500:

  111.3 mm

• Release year

  Desire 12:

  2018

  500:

  2011

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 +37.2 mm versus 500

   Width:

   70.8 mm +17 mm versus 500

   Depth:

   8.2 mm

2. 2. 500

   Height:

   111.3 mm

   Width:

   53.8 mm

   Depth:

   14.1 mm +5.9 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. 500

   Screen diagonal:

   3.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   28.2 cm²

Desire 12 has approximately 176.5% more rectangular screen area than 500.

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.