Huawei nova 9 vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Comparison and Differences

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Huawei nova 9

Huawei nova 9

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Samsung Galaxy A12

Samsung Galaxy A12

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Huawei nova 9 or Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei nova 9 Samsung Galaxy A12
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Release date 2021, September 23 2020, November 24
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 2.9 in 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm | 6.46 x 6.46 x 2.98 in
Weight 175 g | 6.17 oz 205 g | 7.23 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
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Colors Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet Black, White, Blue, Red
Battery 4300 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
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Screen

Technology OLED PLS IPS
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 1B 16M
Screen size 6.57" in 6.5" in
Screen area 106.0 cm2 102.0 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 89.9% 82.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 720 x 1600 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 392 PPI 270 PPI
Other specs - 120Hz
-HDR10
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Quad 48 MP, Quad
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), AF
-5 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 90
DxOMark Photo 96
DxOMark Video 80
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 8 MP, f/2.2
Functions HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), EMUI 12 (Europe), no Google Play Services Android 10
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) - Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670) - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 642L PowerVR GE8320
External memory No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 522365
Antutu 8 Total 103760
GeekBench 6 Single Core 158
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 691
GeekBench 5 Single Core 785 158
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2813 930

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
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 b/g/n, 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, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.67 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio, RDS, recording
Headphone jack No Yes

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
Other extras
- Fast charging 66W, 60% in 18 min, 100% in 38 min
-Reverse charging

- Fast charging 15W

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