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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 12 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2022-10-04 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.42 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2712 x 1220 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 444 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 8100 MT6895Z (5 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 |
| Mali-G610 MC6 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 | |
| 108.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.6 inches (1/1.67") sensor | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Dual Nano SIM Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi 12T, with a overall score of 76.3 against 75.5. Both devices in this review work with Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei nova 3 has a more recent 8.1 Oreo version and Xiaomi 12T has Android 12, so it counts with some nice extra features. Huawei nova 3's construction is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than Xiaomi 12T, despite of the fact that it was released 4 years before.
Huawei nova 3 features a much more powerful CPU than Xiaomi 12T, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Huawei nova 3 features just a bit better display than Xiaomi 12T, although it has a little bit lower display density, a quite smaller screen and a bit worse 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution.
Xiaomi 12T captures much better photos and videos than Huawei nova 3, because it has a lot more megapixels camera and a larger aperture. The Huawei nova 3 features a superior storage to store more apps and games than Xiaomi 12T, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Huawei nova 3 also has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
The Xiaomi 12T features better battery duration than Huawei nova 3, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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