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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-08-18 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, blue and white |
| Glass and Metal | 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 710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M12 has a score of 80, which is slightly better than Huawei nova 3i's 73.7 overall score. These phones come with Android OS, but Galaxy M12 has 10 version and Huawei nova 3i has Android 8.1 Oreo version. Galaxy M12's construction is incredibly newer than the Huawei nova 3i's, although it is heavier and notably thicker.
Huawei nova 3i features a bit better CPU than Galaxy M12. Both of them have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM memory amount. Huawei nova 3i counts with a brighter display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot more pixels per screen inch and a way better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution.
Galaxy M12 features a superior camera than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy M12 also has a way higher resolution back-facing camera and a larger aperture to capture better photos and video in poorly lited environments.
The Huawei nova 3i has a bit bigger memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has an external memory slot that allows 768 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy M12 features a way better battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3i, because it has an 80% larger battery capacity.
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