The sibling of the HTC Desire 12 debuts in Taiwan with a trendy 18:9 aspect ratio, 13MP camera, and the budget-friendly price tag. Meet the HTC Desire 12s below!

HTC Desire 12s specs

Earlier this year, the Taiwanese company announced the mid-range HTC Desire 12. Today, they silently launched a new variant dubbed Desire 12s in its home market. As for the color options, this phone comes in Black, Red, and Silver color versions. All variants are available for purchase. In Taiwan, the Desire 12s has two different storage variants: 3GB RAM/ 32GB ROM, and 4GB RAM/ 64GB ROM.

Besides that, this phone follows the same design language of the HTC U12 Life. On the rear, in the camera system, we find a camera setup that looks a dual camera, but it’s a single 13MP snapper with an aperture of f/2.0 and LED flash. Meanwhile, on the front, there is a single 13MP selfie shooter with an aperture of f/2.2. Additionally, this phone also features a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.

Furthermore, the Desire 12s carries a decent battery of 3075mAh capacity. How about the operating system? This phone works on Android 8.1 Oreo with HTC’s Sense UI on top. As for the display, the HTC Desire 12s specs include a 5.7-inch IPS LCD with a resolution of 720 x 1440 pixels and a tall 18:9 ratio. Hardware-wise, the HTC smartphone gets power from the Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 chipset as the processor. In terms of the connectivity options, this phone supports WiFi, 4G VoLTe, Bluetooth, and GPS.

HTC Desire 12s release date and price

This phone is now available in Taiwan. As for the cost, the HTC Desire 12s price starts around $195 ~ Rs. 13, 976 for the 3GB RAM/ 32GB ROM version, while the 4GB RAM/ 64GB variant is priced at $225 ~ Rs. 16, 126. We expect this phone to make it outside of Taiwan soon.