HTC Desire 12 vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

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

  Mi 9 Explorer:

  OLED

• Weight

  Desire 12: 36 g lighter

  Desire 12:

  137 g

  Mi 9 Explorer:

  173 g

• Width

  Desire 12: 3.9 mm narrower

  Desire 12:

  70.8 mm

  Mi 9 Explorer:

  74.7 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 12: 0.89 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 12:

  5.5 in

  Mi 9 Explorer:

  6.39 in

• Chipset

  Desire 12:

  Mediatek MT6739 (28 nm)

  Mi 9 Explorer:

  Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Desire 12:

  Single

  Mi 9 Explorer:

  Triple

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 +0.6 mm versus Mi 9 Explorer

2. 2. Mi 9 Explorer

   Height:

   157.5 mm +9 mm versus Desire 12

   Width:

   74.7 mm +3.9 mm versus Desire 12

   Depth:

   7.6 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. Mi 9 Explorer

   Screen diagonal:

   6.39 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   100.2 cm²

Mi 9 Explorer has approximately 28.4% 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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

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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