Huawei Y9s vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Comparison and Differences
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Huawei Y9s
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Huawei Y9s or Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei Y9s | Samsung Galaxy A12 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2019, November | 2020, November 24 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 163.1 x 77.2 x 8.8 mm | 6.42 x 6.42 x 3.04 in | 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm | 6.46 x 6.46 x 2.98 in | |
| Weight | 206 g | 7.27 oz | 205 g | 7.23 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Midnight Black, Breathing Crystal | Black, White, Blue, Red | |
| Battery | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 220 EUR | $ 170 | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | LTPS IPS LCD | PLS IPS | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.59" in | 6.5" in | |
| Screen area | 106.6 cm2 | 102.0 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 84.7% | 82.1% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 720 x 1600 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 391 PPI | 270 PPI | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Triple | 48 MP, Quad | |
| Camera specs | -48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0'', 0.8µm, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.4, 13mm (ultrawide) -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth sensor) |
-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) |
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| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 90 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 96 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 80 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 16 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.2 | 8 MP, f/2.2 | |
| Video | 1080p@60fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.1 | Android 10 | |
| Chipset | - Hisilicon Kirin 710F (12 nm) | - Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 | PowerVR GE8320 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses shared SIM slot) | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM | 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 103760 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 341 | 158 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1145 | 691 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 463 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 317 | 158 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1296 | 930 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE (unspecified) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes (market/region dependent) | ||
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | USB Type-C 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.67 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio | FM radio, RDS, recording | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer | |
| Other extras |
- Battery charging 10W |
- Fast charging 15W |
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