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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-10-25 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, blue and white |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | PLS |
| 409 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, 16 nm (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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M12 is better than Huawei nova 2i, getting an 80 score against 72.4. These devices have Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy M12 has older 10 version and Huawei nova 2i has Android 7.0 Nougat version. Although Samsung Galaxy M12 is a lot newer than the Huawei nova 2i, it's notably heavier and incredibly thicker.
Huawei nova 2i features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way higher count of pixels per inch in the display and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2160px. Galaxy M12 has a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 2i, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy M12 also has an external memory card slot that supports up to 1 TB.
Huawei nova 2i counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy M12. They have a Octa-Core CPU and a 4 GB RAM memory. The Galaxy M12 has a really longer battery life than Huawei nova 2i, because it has an 80 percent larger battery size. Galaxy M12 shoots greater pictures and videos than Huawei nova 2i, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Galaxy M12 also has a camera in the back with a way higher 48 mega pixels resolution.
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