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| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-11-15 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 2299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | LCD |
| 414 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate X is much better than the Galaxy A12, with a general score of 89.4 against 80.3. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate X has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy A12 has Android 10 version, so it gives you some additional features. Huawei Mate X is an older, somewhat thicker and a lot heavier phone than Galaxy A12.
Huawei Mate X features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A12, because it has a bigger screen, a much higher 2200 x 2480 resolution and a way better count of pixels per inch of display. Huawei Mate X has a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A12, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate X also has a higher amount of RAM.
Galaxy A12 takes better videos and photos than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a better 48 megapixels resolution back-facing camera. The Huawei Mate X counts with a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A12, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate X, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 4500mAh.
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