HTC Desire 12s vs Sony Xperia 5

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

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)

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, 66(1700/2100)
HSDPA speed

42 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (2CA), Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE-A, Cat19, 1600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

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

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

154.2 mm

158 mm
Width

72.7 mm

68 mm
Thickness

8.3 mm

8.2 mm
Weight

150 g

164 g
Waterproof

-

IP65/IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

IP65/IP68
Colors

Black, Red, Silver

Black, Blue, Gray, Red

Display
Display type

IPS

OLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.7 inches

6.1 inches
Resolution

720 x 1440 pixels

1080 x 2520 pixels
Pixel density

282 ppi

449 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

-

HDR BT.2020 compliant, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine, DCI-P3 100%

Main camera
Camera type

-

Triple
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.0

12 MP, f/1.6 , 26 mm, 1/2.6" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm
12 MP, f/2.4 , 16 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

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
DxOMark photo

-

101
DxOMark video

-

83
DxOMark camera score

-

95

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, light, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gravity, gyroscope, hall, magnetometer, pedometer, light, proximity, step counter, step detector, significant motion detector, game rotations vector, geomagnetic rotation vector, RGBC-IR sensor