Huawei nova 10 vs Xiaomi 12S Comparison and Differences

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Huawei nova 10 or Xiaomi 12S Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei nova 10 Xiaomi 12S
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Release date 2022, July 04 2022, July 04
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162.2 x 73.9 x 6.9 mm | 6.39 x 6.39 x 2.91 in 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm | 6.01 x 6.01 x 2.75 in
Weight 168 g | 5.93 oz 179 g | 6.31 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame
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Colors Black, Silver, Green, Violet Gray, White, Purple, Green
Battery 4000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4500 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Approximate price 390 EUR 570 EUR
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Screen

Technology OLED AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 1B 68B
Screen size 6.67" in 6.28" in
Screen area 107.4 cm2 95.2 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 89.6% 89.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 395 PPI 419 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Other specs - HDR10
-120Hz
- 120Hz
-Dolby Vision
-HDR10+
-1100 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 50 MP, Triple
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 112˚ (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-13 MP, f/2.4, 15mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto macro), AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Leica lens, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 60 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 60 MP, f/2.4, 100˚ (ultrawide) 32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm
Functions HDR HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR

Performance

Operating system - OS HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), EMUI 12 (Europe), no Google Play Services Android 12, MIUI 13
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) - Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670) - Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Adreno 642L Adreno 730
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 532123 1106615
GeekBench 5 Single Core 785 1328
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2853 4234

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Europe
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (3), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Tuned by Harman Kardon

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity , compass - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast charging 66W
-Reverse charging

- Fast charging 67W, 100% in 42 min
-Fast wireless charging 50W, 100% in 57 min
-Reverse wireless charging 10W
-Power Delivery 3.0
-Quick Charge 4+

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