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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-12-21 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| 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 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 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 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 5T has a general score of 80.8, which is slightly better than Galaxy A12's global score of 80.3. These devices include the same Android 10 OS (operating system). Despite of the fact that Huawei nova 5T is older than the Galaxy A12, it's body is lighter and thinner. Huawei nova 5T has a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and way more pixels per inch of display.
The Galaxy A12 features a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB. Huawei nova 5T counts with just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A12, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei nova 5T also has a larger amount of RAM.
Huawei nova 5T captures better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A12, and although they both have a same resolution back-facing camera, the Huawei nova 5T also has a larger diafragm aperture and a lot better video quality. Galaxy A12 has superior battery duration than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 33% bigger battery size.
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