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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-12-21 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 642L 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
The Huawei Nova 9 is a bit better than Galaxy A12, getting a general score of 81 against 80.3. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but Huawei Nova 9 has the newer 11 version and Galaxy A12 has Android 10 version, giving you some additional features. The Huawei Nova 9 construction is newer, thinner and lighter than Galaxy A12.
Huawei Nova 9 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A12, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a higher amount of RAM. The Huawei Nova 9 counts with a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A12, because it has a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340px, a little larger screen and a better number of pixels per inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy A12 counts with a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows up to 1 TB. Galaxy A12 features greater battery duration than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 4300mAh.
Huawei Nova 9 takes clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A12, because it has a back-facing camera with a higher resolution, a lot better (4K) video quality and a larger camera aperture to take better low-light captures.
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