HTC Desire 12 vs Orange San Francisco

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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.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    Desire 12:
    LCD
    San Francisco:
    OLED
  • Weight

    San Francisco: 7 g lighter

    Desire 12:
    137 g
    San Francisco:
    130 g
  • Width

    San Francisco: 14.3 mm narrower

    Desire 12:
    70.8 mm
    San Francisco:
    56.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    San Francisco: 2 in smaller diagonal

    Desire 12:
    5.5 in
    San Francisco:
    3.5 in
  • Chipset

    Desire 12:
    Mediatek MT6739 (28 nm)
    San Francisco:
    Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
  • Depth

    Desire 12: 3.6 mm thinner

    Desire 12:
    8.2 mm
    San Francisco:
    11.8 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 +32.5 mm versus San Francisco
    Width:
    70.8 mm +14.3 mm versus San Francisco
    Depth:
    8.2 mm
  2. 2. San Francisco

    Height:
    116 mm
    Width:
    56.5 mm
    Depth:
    11.8 mm +3.6 mm versus Desire 12

Weight

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

  1. 1. Desire 12

    137 g

    +7 g versus San Francisco

  2. 2. San Francisco

    130 g

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. San Francisco

    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 San Francisco.

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

San Francisco: Original memory entry

512 MB RAM · 512 MB

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. San Francisco

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 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

    +1480 mAh versus San Francisco

  2. 2. San Francisco

    1250 mAh

Specifications

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1. Desire 122. San Francisco

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Desire 12, San Francisco.
SpecificationDesire 12San Francisco
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 148.5 Х 70.8 Х 8.2 mm
  • 116 Х 56.5 Х 11.8 mm
Weight
  • 137 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • AMOLED
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1440 px
  • 480 x 800 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
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2730 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1250 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 7.x (Nougat)
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6739 (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Desire 12, San Francisco.
SpecificationDesire 12San Francisco
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 78.1 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 18:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 74.2%
  • 53.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 293 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Desire 12, San Francisco.
SpecificationDesire 12San Francisco
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.2
  • PDAF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Unknown
Video
  • 720p
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 1/5'' 1.12µm
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Desire 12, San Francisco.
SpecificationDesire 12San Francisco
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR GE8100
  • Adreno 200
Antutu 7 score *
  • 35456
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Desire 12, San Francisco.
SpecificationDesire 12San Francisco
Release date
  • 2018
  • March
  • 2011
  • Q2
Colors
  • Cool Black
  • Warm Silver
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 130 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 216 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Desire 12, San Francisco.
SpecificationDesire 12San Francisco
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 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Desire 12, San Francisco.
SpecificationDesire 12San Francisco
Radio
  • To be confirmed
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Desire 12, San Francisco.
SpecificationDesire 12San Francisco
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input