HTC Desire 12 vs Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

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

  Xperia Z5 Compact: 5.8 mm narrower

  Desire 12:

  70.8 mm

  Xperia Z5 Compact:

  65 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia Z5 Compact: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 12:

  5.5 in

  Xperia Z5 Compact:

  4.6 in

• Chipset

  Desire 12:

  Mediatek MT6739 (28 nm)

  Xperia Z5 Compact:

  Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)

• Depth

  Desire 12: 0.7 mm thinner

  Desire 12:

  8.2 mm

  Xperia Z5 Compact:

  8.9 mm

• Height

  Xperia Z5 Compact: 21.5 mm shorter

  Desire 12:

  148.5 mm

  Xperia Z5 Compact:

  127 mm

• Release year

  Desire 12:

  2018

  Xperia Z5 Compact:

  2015

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 +21.5 mm versus Xperia Z5 Compact

   Width:

   70.8 mm +5.8 mm versus Xperia Z5 Compact

   Depth:

   8.2 mm

2. 2. Xperia Z5 Compact

   Height:

   127 mm

   Width:

   65 mm

   Depth:

   8.9 mm +0.7 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 Z5 Compact

   Screen diagonal:

   4.6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   58.3 cm²

Desire 12 has approximately 33.8% more rectangular screen area than Xperia Z5 Compact.

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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