Huawei Nova 12 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 12 Ultra Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.76 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9000S, vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon), Manufactured in February, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 12 Ultra
- Lighter design: 198g vs 228g
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher pixel density: 500ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4600mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 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 | 6.8 in |
| Resolution | 1224x2776 pixels | 1440x3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | n/a | 19.3:9 |
| Pixel density | 449 ppi | 500 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max brightness | n/a | 830 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89 % | 89.8 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.14 mm (6.42 in) | 163.3 mm (6.43 in) |
| Width | 74.96 mm (2.95 in) | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 7.68 mm (0.3 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 228 g (8.04 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | n/a | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue |
- White - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9000S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Max Frequency | 2620 MHz | 3000 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) |
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710) - 1/3 (Cortex-X2) |
| Process | SMIC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Da Vinci | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Maleoon 910 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 750 MHz | 818 MHz |
| FLOPS | 0 GFLOPS | 1675.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1328 | 1752 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4115 | 4054 |
| CPU | 274900 | 298058 |
| GPU | 150777 | 421639 |
| Memory | 231760 | 208897 |
| UX | 165804 | 227840 |
| NanoReview Score | 823241 | 1156434 |
| Stability | n/a | 56 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 48 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 8045 |
| Writing score | n/a | 15686 |
| Web score | n/a | 12358 |
| Video editing | n/a | 7351 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 10467 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 13487 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
- 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| UI Skin | HarmonyOS 4.0 | One UI 5.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 4600 mAh | 5000 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 (50% in 20 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:24 h | 0:59 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 12000x9000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 10x |
| 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: 108 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 4.0 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50H | Samsung S5KHM3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31 | 1/1.33 |
| Pixel size | 1.2 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 10 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/4.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 230 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX574 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.52 |
| 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 IMX563 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.55 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 70 |
| Preview | n/a | 71 |
| Zoom | n/a | 137 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 60 MP | 40 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8960x6720 pixels | 7864x5200 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV60A | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/2.82 |
| Pixel size | 0.61 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | n/a | Phase autofocus |
| 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 |
| 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 | February, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 990 | 1199 |
| 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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