HTC's Desire series continues to exist, and the new Desire 12+ is the best budget mobile phone contender, but can it knock other smartphones from its heights? Read our full review to find out.

HTC may be working hard with U12 Plus to compete with its competitors in the high-end market of the smartphone market, but perhaps it can win some hearts with new budget phones. The Desire collection continues to exist and your price is below £200. This is our HTC Desire 12+ review.

We are very happy that the Desire brand launched in 2010 is still here. Perhaps the problem is that the competition in the low-end market is the same as in high-end competition. Recently players like Honor are hard to beat, so let's see if HTC can play.

Price And Availability

There are two versions of Desire 12, and here we look at the larger plus model. The price of the Desire 12+ is only £199, which means it fits perfectly into our budget category, which is the £200 limit.

Design And Construction

The Desire series has changed a lot in the past eight years, but Desire 12 looks very similar to its nearest competitor. It follows the trend of smartphone marketing, including a glossy back cover and a tall 18:9 aspect ratio screen.

In fact, the Desire 12+ looks a lot like its main competitor, Honor 9 Lite. Later, most of the characters are on the phone, and the two share a very similar shape and layout. We like rounded corners and edges to provide a glamorous look and feel.

Specifications And Features

Now, the price on your phone is less than £200, which is really amazing. Not long ago, many of the available specifications were mid-range or even flagship. However, there are some sacrifices that can achieve low prices.

Screen

For budget phones, the Desire 12+ uses an IPS LCD screen, so you need to spend more to get the LEDs.

The screen is larger than 6 inches, as mentioned earlier, the small border means it doesn't feel like a handful. However, you have to stretch to the top of the monitor - it really didn't solve the problem.

Processor, Memory And Storage

The machine room is one of Qualcomm's lower-level Snapdragon 450 processors. It is an eight-core chip that runs at 1.8GHz and comes with an Adreno 506 GPU.

With a very common 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, you can get a microSD card to add more storage space - theoretically up to 2TB.

Like many budget phones, performance is usually very smooth, but not perfect. Most of the time, Desire 12+ feels like any modern phone when performing a general task. However, this combination of specifications is really difficult when pushed harder.

Camera

Although there is no such thing as USB-C, photography is one of the top priorities for any consumer who buys a mobile phone, so most of the budget is spent on cameras. I heard that the Desire 12+ has a dual rear camera that may be surprising.

Battery Life

Budget calls are still very basic in terms of batteries. As mentioned above, you don't get a modern reversible USB-C port, no doubt there is no wireless charging. You don't even have a fast charge, so we have to wait a while for this technology to enter the budget market.

Software And Applications

In terms of software, Desire 12+ has the latest 8.0 Oreo version of Android. As usual, this is adjusted with HTC's Sense overlay.

There are also a variety of things - such as the HTC Clock and Messages app - that look very outdated and require major overhaul to look modern and fresh. However, the lack of British media coverage is a good thing, you can use the theme to customize the look, which can help.

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