HTC Desire 12 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

HTC Desire 12

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
5G network

-

5G band 2(1900), 5(850), 41(2500), 66(1700), 71(600), 260(39 GHz), 261(28 GHz)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE-A (7CA), Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
5G speed

-

5+ Gbps download
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Front glass(Gorilla Glass 6), back glass(Gorilla Glass 6), aluminium frame
SIM

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

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

148.5 mm

166.9 mm
Width

70.8 mm

76 mm
Thickness

8.2 mm

8.8 mm
Weight

137 g

222 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

-

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Cool Black, Warm Silver

Black, Grey

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

6.9 inches
Resolution

720 x 1440 pixels

1440 x 3200 pixels
Pixel density

293 ppi

511 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

-

Always-on display, HDR10+
DxOMark display score

-

87

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53

Dual-core / Single-core 2.73 / 2.84 GHz Mongoose M5 / Kryo 585
CPU(second)

Dual-core / Triple-core 2.50 / 2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 / Kryo 585
CPU(third)

Quad-core 2.0 / 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 / Kryo 585
Chipset

Mediatek MT6739

Exynos 990 - global / Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 - USA
GPU

PowerVR GE8100

Mali-G77 MP11 / Adreno 650
Memory RAM

3 GB

12, 16 GB
Internal storage

32 GB

128, 256, 512 GB
Memory card

microSD(uses second SIM slot)

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

400 GB

1 TB
Storage

-

UFS 3.0

Main camera
Camera type

-

Quad
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.2

108 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.33" , 0.8 µm, 10x hybrid optical zoom
48 MP, f/3.5 , 103 mm, 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm
12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1.4 µm
TOF(time of flight) 3D camera , 0.3 MP, f/1.0
Primary camera resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

12000 x 9000 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
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 shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus
DxOMark photo

-

128
DxOMark zoom

-

88
DxOMark video

-

106
DxOMark camera score

-

126

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

-

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, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity
Power bank function

-

Yes