HTC Desire 12 vs Nokia Lumia 638

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.

• Width

  Lumia 638: 4.1 mm narrower

  Desire 12:

  70.8 mm

  Lumia 638:

  66.7 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Lumia 638: 1 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 12:

  5.5 in

  Lumia 638:

  4.5 in

• Chipset

  Desire 12:

  Mediatek MT6739 (28 nm)

  Lumia 638:

  Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Desire 12: 1 mm thinner

  Desire 12:

  8.2 mm

  Lumia 638:

  9.2 mm

• Height

  Lumia 638: 19 mm shorter

  Desire 12:

  148.5 mm

  Lumia 638:

  129.5 mm

• Release year

  Desire 12:

  2018

  Lumia 638:

  2014

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 +19 mm versus Lumia 638

   Width:

   70.8 mm +4.1 mm versus Lumia 638

   Depth:

   8.2 mm

2. 2. Lumia 638

   Height:

   129.5 mm

   Width:

   66.7 mm

   Depth:

   9.2 mm +1 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. Lumia 638

   Screen diagonal:

   4.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   55.8 cm²

Desire 12 has approximately 39.8% more rectangular screen area than Lumia 638.

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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