HTC’s budget lineup is finally getting a long overdue 18:9 refresh. The company has introduced two new smartphones under its Desire series today — Desire 12 and Desire 12+. You would think, considering HTC’s current position in the market, that both of them will have a balanced price to features ratio but sadly, you’d be wrong. The Desire 12, in fact, doesn’t even feature a fingerprint sensor in spite of the €185 price tag and the fact that it’s 2018.
If you’re still interested in knowing about them, here it goes. The new Desire 12 and Desire 12+ feature a 5.5-inch and 5.99-inch 720p 18:9 screens respectively. Both of them have up to 3GB of RAM and flaunt a liquid-surface design with a glossy back. The Desire 12+ runs on a Snapdragon 450 chipset, while the Desire 12 has a MediaTek MT6739 processor.
Both of them have a primary 13-megapixel snapper on the rear. Although, the Desire 12+ also features a secondary 2-megapixel with depth sensing capabilities. There’s an 8-megapixel selfie camera on the Desire 12+ and a 5-megapixel one on the Desire 12. There are four color options to choose from — Black, Silver, Purple, and Gold. Out of the box, the Desire 12+ comes preloaded with Android Oreo, while the Desire 12 with Android Nougat. Both with, of course, a custom skin on top.
HTC didn’t reveal the exact pricing for both the phones but it did say they will cost somewhere between €199 (~Rs 16,000) and €249 (~Rs 20,000). They will go on sale in Europe starting from April.
HTC Desire 12 Specifications
- Dimensions: 148.5 x 70.8 x 8.2 mm; Weight: 137g
- 5.5-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 display, 2.5D curved glass
- MediaTek MT6739 64-bit 1.5GHz Quad-Core processor, PowerVR Rogue GE8100 GPU
- 2/3GB RAM, 16/32GB storage, expandable up to 2TB
- Android 7.0 (Nougat) with HTC Sense UI
- Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4 & 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2
- 13MP rear camera, LED Flash, f/2.2 aperture, PDAF, BSI sensor
- 5MP front-facing camera, f/2.4 aperture
- 2730mAh battery
HTC Desire 12+ Specifications
- Dimensions: 158.2 x 76.6 x 8.4 mm; Weight: 157.5g
- 6-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 display, 2.5D curved glass
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 14nm 1.8GHz Octa-Core Mobile Platform, Adreno 506 GPU
- 3GB RAM, 32GB storage, expandable up to 2TB
- Android 8.0 (Oreo) with HTC Sense UI
- Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4 & 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2
- Rear Camera: 13+2MP, LED Flash, f/2.2 aperture, PDAF, BSI sensor
- Front Camera: 8MP, f/2.0 aperture, BSI sensor, LED flash
- Fingerprint sensor
- 2965mAh battery