Huawei Nova 12 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 12 Pro Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.76 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9000S, vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus, Manufactured in March, 2022 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 12 Pro
- Larger display: 6.76in
- Higher pixel density: 449ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 4600mAh vs 4500mAh
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
- Lighter design: 195g vs 201g
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.76 in | 6.6 in |
| Resolution | 1224x2776 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | n/a | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 449 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | n/a | 780 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89 % | 89.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 98.2 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 5 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.14 mm (6.42 in) | 157.4 mm (6.2 in) |
| Width | 74.96 mm (2.95 in) | 75.8 mm (2.98 in) |
| Thickness | 7.68 mm (0.3 in) | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 201 g (7.09 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | n/a | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Pink |
- White - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Pink - Purple - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9000S | Samsung Exynos 2200 |
| Max Frequency | 2620 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.53 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120) - 1/2.62 (TaiShan V120) |
- 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710) - 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2) |
| Process | SMIC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Da Vinci | Yes |
| Graphics | Maleoon 910 | Samsung Xclipse 920 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 750 MHz | 1306 MHz |
| FLOPS | 0 GFLOPS | 2006.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1325 | 1674 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4118 | 3742 |
| CPU | 279684 | 305791 |
| GPU | 200980 | 406302 |
| Memory | 225502 | 171518 |
| UX | 194620 | 214023 |
| NanoReview Score | 900786 | 1097634 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 38.8 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 63 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 41 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 6908 |
| Writing score | n/a | 15511 |
| Web score | n/a | 10284 |
| Video editing | n/a | 7256 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 10899 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 12461 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | n/a | 28.6 GB |
| UI Skin | HarmonyOS 4.0 | One UI 5.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 4600 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 100 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (60% in 11 min) | Yes (64% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:24 h | 1:01 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 08:17 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 12:55 h |
| Games | n/a | 05:26 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 115 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 480 fps (720p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 112 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 4.0 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50H | Samsung GN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1.2 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 10 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 70 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.94 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 70 |
| Preview | n/a | 72 |
| Zoom | n/a | 126 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 60 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8960x6720 pixels | 3872x2592 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV60A | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/3.24 |
| Pixel size | 0.61 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | n/a | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes DP 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | n/a | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | n/a | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | December, 2023 yr | February, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2024 yr | March, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 580 | 999 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 100 W | No |
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