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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 12 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-12-28 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 418 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.54 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 10.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi 12 has an overall score of 78.8, which is slightly better than Huawei nova 3's overall score of 76.3. The Xiaomi 12 body is a lot newer, but just a bit thicker and a little heavier than the Huawei nova 3. Both of these phones work with Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi 12 has 12 version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo.
Xiaomi 12 has a bit better looking screen than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have a same size display, the Xiaomi 12 also has a little higher 1080 x 2400px resolution and a little bit more pixels per screen inch. Huawei nova 3 has a much better processing power than Xiaomi 12, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Huawei nova 3 has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi 12, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Huawei nova 3 also has an external memory slot that allows up to 256 GB. Xiaomi 12 has greater battery duration than Huawei nova 3, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3750mAh.
Xiaomi 12 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for taking images and video in low light situations, it also counts with a lot better 50 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a lot higher video quality.
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