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HTC Desire 12s

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Launch Date: Release date: dec 2018
HTC Desire 12s
HTC Desire 12s
₹15,000



  • 4 GB / 3 GB RAM
  • 5.7 inches, IPS LCD
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 , Octa-core
  • 13 MP rear, 13 MP front
  • 64GB/32GB, up to 512 GB
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo)
    • Full Specs
Full Specs

3075 mAh Lite Yes Yes Fingerprint

Total Specs Score
8.7 4.4 1
  • Design 8
  • Display 9
  • Camera 9
  • Features 9
  • Cpu 9
  • Battery 8

HTC Desire 12s price and quick details

Display

Htc Desire 12s was announced on November 2018 and been launched on December 2019. The smartphone boasts 5.7 inches of IPS LCD display at a 720 x 1440 pixels, 18:9 aspects ratio and ~282 ppi density (Higher the pixels, the better is the display). The phone comes with a three color variant including Black, blue and silver. It measures around 154.2 x 72.7 x 8.3 mm of dimension and weighs nearly 150 g with the battery.

Camera

As to talk about the camera, The phone sports a single 13 Megapixels rear camera of f/2.0 aperture while has 13 MP (f/2.2) front camera with the video resolution of 1080p@30fps pixels. The device features some camera’s functions like Panorama, HDR, Dual LED Flash, PDAF and so on and on.

Performance

Under the hood, it equips with a Snapdragon 435 (28 nm) chipset, octa-core processor which runs at a clock rate of 1.8 GHz and for the gaming it employs an Adreno 505 Graphics card. It touts a 4 GB of RAM to max up the performance of applications when opened more than one or two at the same time. Regarding the storage, the smartphone stores a 64 GB of Internal memory along with a 512 GB of External memory. The external memory backs up by a MicroSD card (Dedicated). HTC Desire 12s runs on a dated Android 8.1 Oreo.

Battery

This smartphone gets its sip of energy from a lithium ion 3075 mAh battery.

HTC Desire 12s price in India

The smartphone may hold a price tag of around 15,000 INR or 200 euros.

HTC Desire 12s - Full Specification

General

  • Device Type
    smart android phone
  • Model
    Desire 12s
  • Released
    08 December, 2018
  • Status
    Available

Design

  • Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.
    Phablet
  • Dimensions
    154.2 x 72.7 x 8.3 mm
  • Weight
    150 g
  • Colors
    Black, Red, Silver
  • Flashlight

Network

  • 2G Network
    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 and SIM 2
  • 3G Network
    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  • 4G Network
    LTE bands
  • SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.
    Nano SIM
  • Dual SIM
    Dual Nano SIM Dual Standby

Display

  • Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)
    IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
  • Size
    5.7 inches, (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution
    720 x 1440 pixels
  • aspect ratio
    18:9 ratio
  • Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.
    16M
  • Touch Screen
    Multitouch
  • Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.
    Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)

Media

  • FM Radio
  • Notifications The feature in Device where a user gets alerts or notified any event or subscriptions takes place.
    vibration, wave, mp3, ringtone
  • Ring Tones
    Yes
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes

Camera

  • Rear (Primary) Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.
    13 MP (f/2.0 PDAF)
  • Front
    13 MP (f/2.2)
  • Video quality
    1080p@30fps front and rear
  • Facial recognition Facelock is a feature using which An User can unlock his or her face by just seeing on the Smartphone's display
  • 4K supported
  • Back Flash
  • Front Flash Flash Light => There is commonly two types of flash lights are used in camera mobile phones, LED Flash (LED flash offers lower power consumption with drive circuitry that takes up very little room, LEDs can be strobed faster than any other light source), Xenon Flash (xenon flash produces an extremely intense full-spectrum white light for a very short duration)
  • Camera Features
    Panorama, HDR, PDAF, optical zoom, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, beauty function, brightness control

Software

  • Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.
    Android 8.1 (Oreo)
  • Java Support Java for Mobile Devices is a set of technologies that let developers deliver applications and services to all types of mobile handsets, ranging from price efficient feature-phones to the latest smartphones. Java is currently running on over 3 billion phones worldwide, and growing. It offers unrivaled potential for the distribution and monetization of mobile applications.
    yes
  • Youtube Youtube is a popular free video-sharing website, Youtube is the largest video sharing site in the world, Millions of users around the world have created accounts on the site that allow them to upload videos that anyone can watch.
  • Facebook Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues. The site is available in 37 different languages.

Hardware

  • Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.
    Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)
  • CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.
    Octa-core
  • GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.
    Adreno 505
  • RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.
    4 GB/ 3 GB RAM
  • Processore Speed
    1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
  • Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.
    64 GB/ 32 GB
  • Expandable Memory It's the memory which can be used to the maximum capacity.
    up to 512 GB
  • Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.
    MicroSD (uses SIM 2 Slot)
  • Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.
    Fingerprint (rear-seated), proximity, compass, accelerometer

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.
    4.2, A2DP, LE
  • Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.
    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct
  • Wi-fi Hotspot
  • Infrared Infrared connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range.
  • GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.
    A-GPS, GLONASS
  • NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.
  • HDMI HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transferring uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from a HDMI-compliant source device to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device.
  • USB
    Micro USB 2.0
  • OTG
  • Wireless Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device.
  • Microphone Jack
  • Headphone Jack
    3.5mm

Data

  • GPRS GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is a packet oriented mobile data service on the 2G and 3G cellular communication system's global system for mobile communications (GSM), Generally, GPRS is used for the purpose of wireless data transfer, such as sharing pictures and videos or browsing the Internet via a mobile phone connection.
  • EDGE EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Environment) is a wireless network technology generally considered the next step in the 2G network offers data transfer rates up to four times faster than ordinary GSM networks, Generally, EDGE is used for the purpose of wireless data transfer, such as sharing pictures and videos or browsing the Internet via a mobile phone connection.
  • Speed
    HSPA 42.2 down/5.76 up Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300 Down/50 Up Mbps
  • Web Browser Web Browser => a web browser is a software application used to locate, retrieve and display content on the World Wide Web, including Web pages, images, video and other files, The primary function of a web browser is to render HTML, the code used to design or markup webpages.
    HTML5

Messaging

  • SMS SMS (Short Messaging Service) is a text messaging service component of phone, Web, or mobile communication systems. It uses standardized communications protocols to allow mobile phone devices to exchange short text messages over the networks.
    Yes
  • MMS MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content (audio clips, video clips and images) to and from mobile phones over wireless networks using the WAP protocol.
  • Email Email (Electronic Mail) is a system for receiving, sending, and storing electronic messages, Similar to a letter, email is text messages that may contain files, images, or other attachments sent via the internet to a recipient by using applications and software prograps. An email address is required to receive email, and that address is unique to the user.
  • IM IM (Instant Messaging) is an exchange of text messages through a software application, it enable you to create a kind of private chat room with another individual in order to communicate in real time over the Internet.

Battery

  • Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.
    Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)
  • Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions.
    3075 mAh
  • Fast charging An Integrated technology that aids fast charging than normal charging.
  • Removable

What's inside the box

  • Overall
    Htc Desire 12s
    Sim ejector tool
    adapter or charger
    earphones
    USB cable
    manual guid book

HTC Desire 12s - Users Reviews

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    6
  • Usability of Camera interface, image and video quality in different light conditions and environment.
    5
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    5
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    5
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    6
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