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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2021-03-18 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, blue 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 |
| PLS | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 642L 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Huawei Nova 9 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy M12, with an 81 score against 80. These devices work with Android operating system, but Huawei Nova 9 has a newer 11 version and Samsung Galaxy M12 has Android 10, providing some extra features. Even though Huawei Nova 9 and the Samsung Galaxy M12 were released with only 7 months difference, Huawei Nova 9 is extremely lighter and thinner.
Huawei Nova 9 counts with a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy M12, because it has a little bit bigger display, a lot better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a higher display density. The Huawei Nova 9 features a bit superior CPU than Galaxy M12, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Huawei Nova 9 has just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy M12, because it has a bigger aperture, a way better video resolution and a more MP camera. Galaxy M12 counts with a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 1 TB.
Galaxy M12 features a very superior battery performance than Huawei Nova 9, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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