HTC Desire 12 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3

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

  Galaxy Note 3:

  OLED

• Weight

  Desire 12: 31 g lighter

  Desire 12:

  137 g

  Galaxy Note 3:

  168 g

• Width

  Desire 12: 8.4 mm narrower

  Desire 12:

  70.8 mm

  Galaxy Note 3:

  79.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 12: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 12:

  5.5 in

  Galaxy Note 3:

  5.7 in

• Height

  Desire 12: 2.7 mm shorter

  Desire 12:

  148.5 mm

  Galaxy Note 3:

  151.2 mm

• Release year

  Desire 12:

  2018

  Galaxy Note 3:

  2013

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. Galaxy Note 3

   Height:

   151.2 mm +2.7 mm versus Desire 12

   Width:

   79.2 mm +8.4 mm versus Desire 12

   Depth:

   8.3 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. Galaxy Note 3

   Screen diagonal:

   5.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   89.6 cm²

Galaxy Note 3 has approximately 14.7% 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.

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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