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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | PLS |
| 441 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 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 | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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 is just a bit better than Huawei nova 2, having an 80 score against 74.2. These phones use Android OS, but Galaxy M12 has 10 version while Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat. The Galaxy M12 is a notably newer cellphone than the Huawei nova 2, but it's noticeably heavier and a lot thicker.
Huawei nova 2 features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1080 x 1920 resolution and a much greater pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy M12 has a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
Huawei nova 2 has a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy M12. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 CPU cores. The Galaxy M12 shoots better photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for low light images and videos, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a camera with lot more mega pixels.
The Galaxy M12 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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