HTC Desire 12s vs Huawei nova 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.

• Weight

  Desire 12s: 16 g lighter

  Desire 12s:

  150 g

  nova 3:

  166 g

• Width

  Desire 12s: 1 mm narrower

  Desire 12s:

  72.7 mm

  nova 3:

  73.7 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 12s: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 12s:

  5.7 in

  nova 3:

  6.3 in

• Chipset

  Desire 12s:

  Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)

  nova 3:

  Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Desire 12s:

  Single

  nova 3:

  Dual

• Depth

  nova 3: 1 mm thinner

  Desire 12s:

  8.3 mm

  nova 3:

  7.3 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 +1 mm versus nova 3

2. 2. nova 3

   Height:

   157 mm +2.8 mm versus Desire 12s

   Width:

   73.7 mm +1 mm versus Desire 12s

   Depth:

   7.3 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 12s

   Screen diagonal:

   5.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.8 cm²

2. 2. nova 3

   Screen diagonal:

   6.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   97.4 cm²

nova 3 has approximately 16.2% more rectangular screen area than Desire 12s.

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.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.