HTC Desire 12 vs Huawei P40

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - global; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - USA

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - global; LTE frequency band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700), 28(700) - USA

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
5G network

-

5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500), 77(3700), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE Cat21
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

148.5 mm

148.9 mm
Width

70.8 mm

71.1 mm
Thickness

8.2 mm

8.5 mm
Weight

137 g

175 g
Waterproof

-

Yes, IP53
Dust proof

-

Yes, IP53
Colors

Cool Black, Warm Silver

Black, Blue, Gold, Silver, White

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

OLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

6.1 inches
Resolution

720 x 1440 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels
Pixel density

293 ppi

422 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

-

Triple
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.2

50 MP, f/1.9 , 23 mm, 1/1.28" , 2.44 µm
8 MP, f/2.4 , 80 mm, 3x optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.2 , 17 mm
Primary camera resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

-
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@960fps; gyro-EIS
Primary camera optics

-

Leica optics
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus, laser autofocus
DxOMark photo

-

115
DxOMark zoom

-

70
DxOMark video

-

98
DxOMark camera score

-

112

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

-

Dual
Selfie camera

5 MP, f/2.4 , 1/5" , 1.12 µm

32 MP, f/2.0 , 1/2.8" , 0.8 µm, 26 mm
IR TOF 3D
Selfie camera resolution

2560 x 1920 pixels

6528 x 4896 pixels
Selfie camera video

720p

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes
NavIC

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Sensors

Accelerometer, proximity

Accelerometer, color spectrum, compass, fingerprint, infrared face recognition, gyro, proximity