Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, blue 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 | PLS |
| 409 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 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
Galaxy M12 is a bit better than Huawei nova 3, with a global score of 80 against 76.3. Both phones in this comparison review come with Android OS, but the Galaxy M12 has 10 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo. Galaxy M12's design is a lot newer than the Huawei nova 3's, but it's way thicker and heavier.
Huawei nova 3 counts with a much better screen than Galaxy M12, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a way greater pixels count per inch of display and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340. Huawei nova 3 has a slightly bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a SD card slot that holds 768 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory.
Huawei nova 3 has a bit better performance than Galaxy M12, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy M12 captures clearer photos and videos than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also counts with a much more mega pixels back camera.
The Galaxy M12 counts with a superior battery life than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 60 percent more battery capacity.
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