HTC Desire 12s vs Huawei nova 5T

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: 24 g lighter

  Desire 12s:

  150 g

  nova 5T:

  174 g

• Width

  Desire 12s: 1.3 mm narrower

  Desire 12s:

  72.7 mm

  nova 5T:

  74 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 12s: 0.56 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 12s:

  5.7 in

  nova 5T:

  6.26 in

• Chipset

  Desire 12s:

  Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)

  nova 5T:

  HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Desire 12s:

  Single

  nova 5T:

  Quad

• Depth

  nova 5T: 0.5 mm thinner

  Desire 12s:

  8.3 mm

  nova 5T:

  7.8 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 nova 5T

2. 2. nova 5T

   Height:

   154.3 mm

   Width:

   74 mm +1.3 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. nova 5T

   Screen diagonal:

   6.26 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   96.2 cm²

nova 5T has approximately 14.7% 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.

Practical features

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Battery capacity

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