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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.2 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| 11.55 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 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 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 5T has a general score of 80.8, which is a bit better than Galaxy A12's 80.3 overall score. The Huawei nova 5T body is lighter and thinner than the Galaxy A12, although it was released about a year before. Both of these devices include the same Android 10 operating system. The Huawei nova 5T features a brighter display than Galaxy A12, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot better number of pixels per screen inch and a lot better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution.
Huawei nova 5T has a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A12, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei nova 5T also has more RAM. The Huawei nova 5T counts with a superior camera than Galaxy A12, and although they both have a same resolution back facing camera, the Huawei nova 5T also has a lot higher video resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture.
The Galaxy A12 has a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports up to 1 TB. Galaxy A12 has better battery life than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 33 percent more battery capacity.
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