Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | PLS |
| 401 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M12 has a score of 80, which is a bit better than Huawei nova 2 Plus's score of 74.2. The Galaxy M12 construction is noticeably newer, but incredibly thicker and heavier than the Huawei nova 2 Plus. Both phones we compare here work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M12 has 10 version and Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
Huawei nova 2 Plus has a sharper display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher display density and a better 1080 x 1920px resolution. Huawei nova 2 Plus has a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M12. Both of them have 8 cores and a 4 GB RAM.
Galaxy M12 features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M12 also has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy M12 features a superior camera than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also counts with a back-facing camera with a much higher resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a much better battery duration than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 3340mAh.
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