HTC Desire 12s vs Samsung Galaxy Express I8730

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 12s:

  LCD

  Galaxy Express I8730:

  OLED

• Weight

  Galaxy Express I8730: 10.9 g lighter

  Desire 12s:

  150 g

  Galaxy Express I8730:

  139.1 g

• Width

  Galaxy Express I8730: 3.6 mm narrower

  Desire 12s:

  72.7 mm

  Galaxy Express I8730:

  69.1 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy Express I8730: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 12s:

  5.7 in

  Galaxy Express I8730:

  4.5 in

• Chipset

  Desire 12s:

  Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)

  Galaxy Express I8730:

  Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Desire 12s: 1 mm thinner

  Desire 12s:

  8.3 mm

  Galaxy Express I8730:

  9.3 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 +22 mm versus Galaxy Express I8730

   Width:

   72.7 mm +3.6 mm versus Galaxy Express I8730

   Depth:

   8.3 mm

2. 2. Galaxy Express I8730

   Height:

   132.2 mm

   Width:

   69.1 mm

   Depth:

   9.3 mm +1 mm versus Desire 12s

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. Galaxy Express I8730

   Screen diagonal:

   4.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   57.6 cm²

Desire 12s has approximately 45.5% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy Express I8730.

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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