HTC Desire 12 vs Sony Xperia 1 II

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), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100)
5G network

-

5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 28(700), 77(3700), 78(3500); NSA/Sub6
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 (6CA), Cat19, 1600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
5G speed

-

2+ Gbps download
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

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

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

148.5 mm

165.1 mm
Width

70.8 mm

71.1 mm
Thickness

8.2 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

137 g

181.4 g
Waterproof

-

IP65/IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

IP65/IP68
Colors

Cool Black, Warm Silver

Black, Purple

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

OLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

6.5 inches
Resolution

720 x 1440 pixels

1644 x 3840 pixels
Pixel density

293 ppi

643 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

-

HDR BT.2020 compliant, Triluminos display for mobile, X-Reality Engine

Main camera
Camera type

-

Quad
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.2

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm, 1/1.7"
12 MP, f/2.4 , 70 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2 , 16 mm, 1/2.55"
TOF(time of flight) 3D camera , 0.3 MP
Primary camera resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@24/25/30/60fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
Primary camera optics

-

Carl Zeiss 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 shooting, digital 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
DxOMark photo

-

114
DxOMark zoom

-

63
DxOMark video

-

102
DxOMark camera score

-

112

Selfie camera
Selfie camera

5 MP, f/2.4 , 1/5" , 1.12 µm

8 MP, f/2.0 , 1/4" , 1.12 µm, 24 mm
Selfie camera resolution

2560 x 1920 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels
Selfie camera video

720p

1080p@30fps
DxOMark photo

-

53
DxOMark video

-

69
DxOMark camera score

-

57

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
WLAN DLNA

-

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
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

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, color spectrum, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity