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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A12 has an overall score of 80.3, which is a bit better than the Huawei nova 3's global score of 76.3. The Samsung Galaxy A12 is a incredibly newer cellphone than the Huawei nova 3, although it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. Both of these devices have Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy A12 has older 10 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
Huawei nova 3 counts with a little better performance than Galaxy A12, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has more RAM memory. The Huawei nova 3 features a much better display than Galaxy A12, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with much more pixels per inch in the screen and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
Huawei nova 3 features a little bit more storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with more internal memory. The Galaxy A12 has superior battery life than Huawei nova 3, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 counts with a little bit better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for low-light photography, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A12 also counts with a camera with much more mega pixels.
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