HTC Desire 12 vs Nokia N900

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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: 44 g lighter

    Desire 12:
    137 g
    N900:
    181 g
  • Width

    N900: 11 mm narrower

    Desire 12:
    70.8 mm
    N900:
    59.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N900: 2 in smaller diagonal

    Desire 12:
    5.5 in
    N900:
    3.5 in
  • Chipset

    Desire 12:
    Mediatek MT6739 (28 nm)
    N900:
    TI OMAP 3430
  • Depth

    Desire 12: 9.8 mm thinner

    Desire 12:
    8.2 mm
    N900:
    18 mm
  • Height

    N900: 37.6 mm shorter

    Desire 12:
    148.5 mm
    N900:
    110.9 mm

Physical size

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 +37.6 mm versus N900
    Width:
    70.8 mm +11 mm versus N900
    Depth:
    8.2 mm
  2. 2. N900

    Height:
    110.9 mm
    Width:
    59.8 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +9.8 mm versus Desire 12

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Desire 12

    137 g

  2. 2. N900

    181 g

    +44 g 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. N900

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²

Desire 12 has approximately 123.9% more rectangular screen area than N900.

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.

Desire 12: Original memory entry

32 GB · 3 RAM 16 GB · 2 GB RAM

N900: Original memory entry

32 GB · 256 MB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Desire 12

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

2. N900

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Desire 12

    2730 mAh

    +1410 mAh versus N900

  2. 2. N900

    1320 mAh

Specifications

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1. Desire 122. N900

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Desire 12, N900.
SpecificationDesire 12N900
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 148.5 Х 70.8 Х 8.2 mm
  • 110.9 Х 59.8 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 137 g
  • 181 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1440 px
  • 800 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 GB
  • 3 RAM 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 32 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2730 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 7.x (Nougat)
  • Maemo 5
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6739 (28 nm)
  • TI OMAP 3430
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Desire 12, N900.
SpecificationDesire 12N900
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 78.1 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 18:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 74.2%
  • 52.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 293 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Desire 12, N900.
SpecificationDesire 12N900
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.2
  • PDAF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • 720p
  • 480p@25fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 1/5'' 1.12µm
  • VGA
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Desire 12, N900.
SpecificationDesire 12N900
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR GE8100
  • PowerVR SGX530
Antutu 7 score *
  • 35456
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Desire 12, N900.
SpecificationDesire 12N900
Release date
  • 2018
  • March
  • 2009
  • August
Colors
  • Cool Black
  • Warm Silver
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 130 EUR
  • 160 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 278 h (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G) Music play - Up to 24 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Desire 12, N900.
SpecificationDesire 12N900
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) - Global LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 12(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 28(700) - USA
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • DLNA
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.80 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Desire 12, N900.
SpecificationDesire 12N900
Radio
  • To be confirmed
  • Stereo FM radio (via third par
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Desire 12, N900.
SpecificationDesire 12N900
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Infrared port - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player -WMV/RealVideo/MP4/AVI/XviD/DivX player -TV-out -PDF document viewer -Photo editor