HTC Desire 12s: Review of a stylish smartphone with good hardware

In recent years, the Taiwanese company HTC has been producing gadgets of a rather expensive level. Although at the initial stage of their promotion, they could surprise customers with an attractive appearance, as well as worthwhile iron, and all this for a small cost. Given these factors, this company could easily compete with such weightlifters in the IT industry as Samsung, Sony, Nokia, and so on. But, unfortunately, time and the excessively high cost of the devices did not work in their favor, and the company's popularity began to fade.

In order to avoid disastrous results, the guys from HTC decided to attract the attention of more mundane customers, namely those whose pocket did not crack under the pressure of banknotes and those who could afford an inexpensive device. To do this, the company has developed HTC Desire 12s - a solid device for a relatively low cost.

cute wrap

The smartphone comes in completely different packaging than current phones. The box looks interesting - it has a rectangular shape and is painted in darkened colors. On the main side there is an inscription of the model and series of the smartphone, and on the other side there is basic information about the device. The contents of the package are quite obvious - in addition to the device itself, there is the necessary charger, headphones, a clip for a SIM card and a usb cable.

Main characteristics

According to the documentation, this smartphone is equipped with a 5.7-inch HD plus screen, and its resolution is 1440x720 (18:9). The main executive body of the gadget is an 8-core powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 processor, which has an Adreno 505 graphics chip. In addition, the smartphone has 4 gigabytes of RAM, and the built-in memory is 64 GB. It is also possible to increase the memory using a flash drive, which will give a volume of 3 TB. The cameras of this device are not particularly remarkable - 13 MP for the main one and 13 MP for the front one. The battery here is quite tolerable and it has 3050 mAh. In general, the functionality of the phone is decent and runs under the leadership of the Android 8.1 operating system.

Detailed specifications

Smartphone design and assembly

After carefully examining the phone, a generally good impression is created. Despite the fact that the Desire 12s is made from inexpensive materials (the developers obviously decided to save on this), the case looks clear. The main composition was plastic and this solution carries several disadvantages. On the one hand, one can note the colorfulness, as well as the brilliant effect of the body that catches the eye, but this option has pitfalls. After holding the smartphone in your hands for a while, you can notice clearly expressed fingerprints, which are hard to wipe off from such material every time. It is also worth noting that over time, various scratches, scuffs and other roughness will show up well on such a case, so in order to avoid unwanted “jambs”, you can protect the case with a stylish case.

The rest of the case is arranged perfectly - it has a slightly rounded shape, that is, the corners of the phone are noticeably smoothed.This approach makes it possible to conveniently, and most importantly, safely hold the gadget in your hand.

HTC in this phone arranged an aspect ratio of 18:9. Recently, this size has become quite common, and in this model it looks generally great.

It is also worth considering the fact that the volume and power keys of the device are located very conveniently, so to speak, they are where they should be.

A small minus is the excessive bulge of the main camera - it protrudes significantly from the body and creates the impression of bulkiness.

Device connectors and sensors

In this regard, the design of the phone is no different. The upper part of the gadget carries a speaker, a notification signal, and a front camera.

The right side of the case has volume controls and a power button, and on the other side there are slots for Sim-cards and a flash drive, respectively.

The bottom of the case, as expected, contains a headphone port, a USB cable jack, and a microphone.

The back cover of the phone is equipped with a main camera of 13 MP, in addition to it, the name of the company is indicated there and there is a backlight. It is very remarkable that this smartphone does not have a fingerprint scanner at all, and this is really strange, because such an element is available even on models that are an order of magnitude cheaper than the Desire 12s.

phone display

The biggest advantage of the phone is its screen. At its disposal, there are 5.7 inches and this is with an 18:9 ratio, a clear HD plus resolution, and a pixel grid density of 282 ppi. This whole system indicates that the composite image will have excellent quality and excellent clarity.

An ordinary ordinary user can calmly relax about setting all the visual information regarding an unusual aspect ratio. Competent software will take care of this matter and select the optimal settings. A small drawback is that not all programs present can be used in a ratio of 18:9.

The smartphone screen can please with a very high-quality picture, rich colors and a good viewing angle. A distinctive feature of the display is a well-defined brightness. Thanks to this level, in the daytime everything depicted on the screen is perfectly visible, and during the night reading, you can set the brightness so that your eyes will practically not get tired.

In addition to all the above, the phone has special modes that allow you to choose the displayed colors:

• alive;
• custom;
• standard.

The custom mode offers options for choosing the color temperature of the phone, as well as setting the level of sharpness, contrast, etc.

You can also adjust the size of everything displayed on the screen, as well as the font style.

Device cameras

A notable nuance is the same characteristics of the cameras in this smartphone. Both the main and frontal have 13MP. The camera menu is very simple and convenient, it provides a choice of various filters, a switch between the main and front camera, there is also a choice of HDR mode and the inclusion of a flash.

As for the pictures themselves, the opinion is twofold:

1. The negative side of the camera is poor detail and poor sharpness of pictures;
2. The positive side of the cameras boasts a good color gamut, or rather its reproduction.

Night photos are very dim. Despite the saturation of colors, the pictures come out quite faded, they have a lot of noise effects, and other details of the environment are poorly distinguished. With autofocus, things are good, but during the same darkness, it is of little use.

Another positive feature of the cameras is video recording. In this case, everything looks not so sad. The camera can shoot videos in full hd resolution and this is at 30 fps. Also in the settings you can choose shooting modes - vga and main hd. Considering the price level of the device, it can be argued that the quality of the videos is fully consistent with its canons.

Battery capacity

The battery in this device contains 3050 mAh. In general, for a smartphone with such characteristics, this is very good. With all possible applications running and the display turned on at full brightness, the phone can work for about 6 hours, and if you start the economy mode, then all 8.

Otherwise, given the normal mode of operation of the smartphone, the battery will last for 3-4 days and this is quite tolerable. It is worth noting that the battery charge from 0 to 100 percent will take about three hours.

Operating system and other software

This phone runs Android 8.1 oreo operating system with ease and silence. The interface of the model succumbed to a little refinement - the developers decided to change the style and called it Materials Design. In general, this style is very similar to the real Android.

In addition to the style, the creators have added a very convenient feature to the phone, so to speak, a personal trained assistant that easily remembers your habits and reminds you of them.Also on the desktop there is a special application that reminds you of all the necessary information, including all notifications.

It is worth saying that the smartphone has a special program like a booster, which, if possible, will increase system performance and turn off unnecessary applications.

Device performance

The main organ of the phone is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 processor, it is responsible for the functioning of the device. The processor includes as many as 8 cores such as Adreno 505. The hardware also boasts 4 gigabytes of RAM.

In general, everything looks pretty good, but you can’t call a powerful phone. On the one hand, applications run relatively quickly, but there are times when sagging occurs. These include various error emissions, crashes during games and crashes to the desktop. But, a positive feature can be called the ability of the phone to pull quite demanding games and yet, it is worth noting that the phone almost does not heat up.

Sound accompaniment

The developers found an interesting place to place the speaker on this model, this time they installed it at the bottom of the phone, namely in the right half. This is convenient, because when you hold the phone in the palm of your hand, the holes will practically not be closed by your hand.

Naturally, in this case, the sound quality will not suffer and the speaker itself will not deteriorate - this is very convenient and practical.

As for the sound quality, we can say that it used to be better. At high tones, the sound becomes too monotonous and muffled, but at a reduced volume level, everything looks better. It is worth considering that for such a price level, in principle, the speaker does not work badly.

It is also necessary to take into account that the sound in the headset has a significantly better sound quality.

Communication system

There are no noteworthy nuances at this point. There is wi-fi of a standard level, as well as bluethooth technology of the 4.2 series. The signal level is always in the norm, and no undesirable nuances were observed during testing.

When communicating with the subscriber, the sound quality of the speaker and microphone did not bring any inconvenience - everything is heard clearly and understandably.

According to modern canons, the SIM card slot has a hybrid form, a flash drive is immediately installed there, its limit is 3 TB. The total memory of the smartphone is 64 gigabytes.

Advantages and disadvantages

• Relatively average cost of the device;
• Stylish design;
• Good functionality of the device;
• Capacious battery capacity;
• Bright display.

• Pretty weak cameras;
• Poor quality body material.

Conclusion

Summing up this article, I would like to note that this smartphone is pretty good and has an average price category. Despite all its shortcomings, I still want to advise users to purchase this device without hesitation. Its cost ranges from 13 to 17 thousand rubles, it depends on the configuration level.

Desire 12s can easily boast a stylish design that will emphasize the importance and status of the owner. Toy lovers will also like this model, because with such parameters the most demanding games will work smoothly and the phone will not “boil”.

Connoisseurs of shooting and watching videos will have the opportunity to enjoy the rich level of colors and high-quality images.