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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Galaxy A12 is better than the Huawei P9, with a global score of 80.3 against 72.9. Galaxy A12 is a noticeably newer device than the Huawei P9, although it is way thicker and way heavier. Huawei P9 has a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy A12, although it has less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Huawei P9 features a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher amount of pixels per screen inch and a better 1080 x 1920 resolution. The Galaxy A12 captures much clearer photos and videos than Huawei P9, because although it has lower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same video quality, the Galaxy A12 also counts with a larger aperture to take better low-light photos and a much more megapixels back camera.
The Galaxy A12 has much more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P9, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy A12 has a really longer battery duration than Huawei P9, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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