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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-03-18 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, blue 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 |
| PLS | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 |
| -- | 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M12 is a little bit better than Huawei nova 3, with a score of 80 against 76.3. These phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy M12 has an older 10 version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version. The Samsung Galaxy M12 is a extremely newer device than Huawei nova 3, although it is way heavier and incredibly thicker.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with a better screen than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with much more pixels per inch of screen and a way better 1080 x 2340px resolution. Huawei nova 3 has a slightly better memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 256 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Huawei nova 3 features a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has 2 GB more RAM. The Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a superior battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 60% bigger battery capacity. The Galaxy M12 features a bit better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for low-light photos and videos, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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