HTC Desire 12+ vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

HTC Desire 12+

Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

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

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

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HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.2

48 MP, f/1.5 , 1/2" , 0.8 µm, 2x optical zoom
2 MP

16 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.0 µm
12 MP, f/2.2 , 54 mm, 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

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Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

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Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection and laser autofocus
Camera features

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

2x optical zoom

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

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
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

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Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, fingerprint