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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-03-18 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, blue 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 |
| PLS | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 |
| -- | 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 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 5.0 |
| 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
Huawei nova 5T has a score of 80.8, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy M12's overall score of 80. Despite of the fact that Huawei nova 5T is older than Galaxy M12, it's construction is thinner and much lighter. Both of these devices use the same Android 10 OS (Operating System), so they should provide you very similar OS features.
Huawei nova 5T features just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 5T also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Huawei nova 5T features a better looking display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better number of pixels per screen inch and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
The Galaxy M12 features a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows up to 1 TB. The Galaxy M12 counts with a really longer battery duration than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 3750mAh.
Huawei nova 5T shoots much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have a 48 megapixels resolution back camera, the Huawei nova 5T also has a larger aperture and a lot higher video quality.
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