HTC Desire 12s vs HTC Desire 830

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 12s: 6 g lighter

  Desire 12s:

  150 g

  Desire 830:

  156 g

• Width

  Desire 12s: 6.2 mm narrower

  Desire 12s:

  72.7 mm

  Desire 830:

  78.9 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 830: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 12s:

  5.7 in

  Desire 830:

  5.5 in

• Chipset

  Desire 12s:

  Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)

  Desire 830:

  Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Desire 830: 0.5 mm thinner

  Desire 12s:

  8.3 mm

  Desire 830:

  7.8 mm

• Height

  Desire 12s: 3.3 mm shorter

  Desire 12s:

  154.2 mm

  Desire 830:

  157.5 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 12s

   Height:

   154.2 mm

   Width:

   72.7 mm

   Depth:

   8.3 mm +0.5 mm versus Desire 830

2. 2. Desire 830

   Height:

   157.5 mm +3.3 mm versus Desire 12s

   Width:

   78.9 mm +6.2 mm versus Desire 12s

   Depth:

   7.8 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 12s

   Screen diagonal:

   5.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.8 cm²

2. 2. Desire 830

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

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

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Battery capacity

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