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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-12-21 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A12 is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 3, having an 80.3 score against 76.3. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy A12 has the older 10 version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo. Samsung Galaxy A12's design is noticeably newer, but somewhat heavier and thicker than Huawei nova 3.
Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A12, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei nova 3 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with way more pixels per screen inch and a lot higher 1080 x 2340 resolution.
Galaxy A12 features a little bit better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low light images and videos, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A12 also counts with a back camera with lot more mega-pixels.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with just a bit bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A12, because although it has a SD memory slot that admits 768 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy A12 has longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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