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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 75.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 12 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2022-11-01 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.42 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Frosted Blue, Onyx Black, Stardust Purple and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 11.77 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 3 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, with a global score of 76.3 against 75.7. These devices have Android operating system, but Huawei nova 3 has 8.1 Oreo version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro has Android 12 version, providing some extra features and performance optimizations. The Huawei nova 3 is an notably older phone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, but Huawei could make it a little thinner and lighter.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro has a slightly better screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a bit bigger display and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400. Huawei nova 3 features an extremely better processor than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro. Both of them have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM memory amount.
Huawei nova 3 has much more storage capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Huawei nova 3 also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 256 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro features longer battery life than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 33% bigger battery capacity.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro captures much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low-light captures and videos, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video definition, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro also counts with a way better resolution camera.
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