HTC Desire 12 and 12+: glass, screen 18: 9 and modest specifications

After a series of rumors and leaks , HTC Desire 12 and Desire 12+ smartphones were officially introduced. Novelties received "high" displays, and inherited from the flagships of the U-series a glass case with a metal frame.

Bright outside, simple inside

The senior HTC Desire 12+ is equipped with a 6-inch display with HD-resolution of 1440x720 pixels. Inside the budget processor Snapdragon 450 is used, there is 3 GB of operative and 32 GB of internal memory with the possibility of expansion by microSD cards with the volume up to 2 TB (theoretically). The rear 13-megapixel camera received an additional 2-megapixel module to create a bokeh effect. The front module is 8 megapixels.

The capacity of the battery is 2965 mAh. Both smartphones are running Android 8.0 Oreo with a shell HTC Sense.

The 5.5-inch HTC Desire 12 is still more modest. The heart of the device was a four-core processor MediaTek MT6739, a basic version of 2/16 GB, but there are modifications with 3 GB of operational 32 GB of internal memory. The main camera is 13 megapixels, the front camera is 5 megapixels. The battery capacity of 2730 mAh. The fingerprint scanner is only in the "plus".

When and how much?

Sales of smartphones will begin in April. Price HTC Desire 12 + depending on the region is from 235 to 250 euros, the younger Desire 12 costs from 185 to 200 euros. And that's the problem. The competitors have models with more interesting characteristics, which will even cost less. So, from the "compact" options can be identified Xiaomi Redmi 5 and Honor 9 Lite , for fans of large diagonals there is Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus and Honor 7x.

Source: HTC