HTC Desire 12s vs ZTE Grand S

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

  Grand S: 40 g lighter

  Desire 12s:

  150 g

  Grand S:

  110 g

• Width

  Grand S: 2.7 mm narrower

  Desire 12s:

  72.7 mm

  Grand S:

  70 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Grand S: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 12s:

  5.7 in

  Grand S:

  5 in

• Chipset

  Desire 12s:

  Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)

  Grand S:

  Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro

• Depth

  Grand S: 1.4 mm thinner

  Desire 12s:

  8.3 mm

  Grand S:

  6.9 mm

• Height

  Grand S: 12.2 mm shorter

  Desire 12s:

  154.2 mm

  Grand S:

  142 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 +12.2 mm versus Grand S

   Width:

   72.7 mm +2.7 mm versus Grand S

   Depth:

   8.3 mm +1.4 mm versus Grand S

2. 2. Grand S

   Height:

   142 mm

   Width:

   70 mm

   Depth:

   6.9 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. Grand S

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

Desire 12s has approximately 21.7% more rectangular screen area than Grand S.

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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