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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 12 |
| 2018-07-18 | -- |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | -- |
| 5.86 ounces | -- |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 524 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (1920 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi 12S Ultra is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 3, with an 81 score against 76.3. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra construction is incredibly lighter and a lot thinner than the Huawei nova 3. These devices include Android operating system, but the Xiaomi 12S Ultra has 12 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
Huawei nova 3 counts with an extremely better CPU than Xiaomi 12S Ultra, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra counts with a much better screen than Huawei nova 3, because it has a better display pixels density, a little larger display and a higher resolution of 1440 x 3200 pixels.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra features a very superior camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a way better 50 MP resolution back facing camera and a way higher 7680x4320 video definition. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra counts with slightly more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei nova 3, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi 12S Ultra features improved battery life than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 4800mAh battery capacity against 3750mAh.
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