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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 12 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-07-18 |
| -- | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| -- | 5.86 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | 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+ Gen 1 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 + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 3 has a global score of 76.3, which is a little bit better than the Xiaomi 12S's score of 72.9. These devices work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei nova 3 has newer 8.1 Oreo version while Xiaomi 12S has Android 12 version, so it provides the user a lot of extra features and better performance.
The Huawei nova 3 has a much more powerful processor than Xiaomi 12S, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Xiaomi 12S counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Xiaomi 12S also has a quite greater pixels number per screen inch and a little higher 1080 x 2400 resolution.
The Huawei nova 3 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Xiaomi 12S, although it has a much less mega-pixels camera in the back. The Huawei nova 3 features a superior memory capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi 12S, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Huawei nova 3 also has an external memory slot that holds up to 256 GB.
The Xiaomi 12S features better battery duration than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 20 percent more battery capacity.
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