HTC Desire 12 vs Sony Xperia SL

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: 7 g lighter

  Desire 12:

  137 g

  Xperia SL:

  144 g

• Width

  Xperia SL: 6.8 mm narrower

  Desire 12:

  70.8 mm

  Xperia SL:

  64 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia SL: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 12:

  5.5 in

  Xperia SL:

  4.3 in

• Chipset

  Desire 12:

  Mediatek MT6739 (28 nm)

  Xperia SL:

  Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3

• Depth

  Desire 12: 2.4 mm thinner

  Desire 12:

  8.2 mm

  Xperia SL:

  10.6 mm

• Height

  Xperia SL: 20.5 mm shorter

  Desire 12:

  148.5 mm

  Xperia SL:

  128 mm

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 +20.5 mm versus Xperia SL

   Width:

   70.8 mm +6.8 mm versus Xperia SL

   Depth:

   8.2 mm

2. 2. Xperia SL

   Height:

   128 mm

   Width:

   64 mm

   Depth:

   10.6 mm +2.4 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. Xperia SL

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

Desire 12 has approximately 53.1% more rectangular screen area than Xperia SL.

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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