Home Phone comparison Huawei Nova 12 and Honor 90 - Which is better?

Huawei Nova 12 vs Honor 90

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Huawei Nova 12
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Honor 90
Huawei Nova 12
Honor 90

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 12 Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 830, vs Honor 90, Manufactured in June, 2023with chipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 12
    Reasons to choose Honor 90
    • Higher pixel density: 435ppi
    • Lighter design: 183g vs 191g
    • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4600mAh
    • Built-in eSIM

    Versions

    Available versions and configurations
    Memory Options - 8/256 GB
    - 8/512 GB    		 - 8/256 GB
    - 8/512 GB
    - 12/256 GB
    - 12/512 GB
    - 16/256 GB
    - 16/512 GB

    Review

    Key Specs Huawei Nova 12 and Honor 90
    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
    NanoReview Score
    Overall score by NanoReview
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    Huawei Nova 12
    vs
    Honor 90

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type OLED AMOLED
    Size 6.7 in 6.7 in
    Resolution 1084x2412 pixels 1200x2664 pixels
    Aspect ratio 20:9 19.98:9
    Pixel density 395 ppi 435 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
    Max brightness 1200 nits 1000 nits
    HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10+
    Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
    Screen-to-body ratio 89 % 90.4 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming    		 - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Huawei Nova 12
    n/a
    Honor 90
    1166 nits
    sRGB gamutn/a99.7 %
    PWM (Flicker)n/a728 Hz
    Response timen/a1 ms
    Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor 90]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 161.54 mm (6.36 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
    Width 75.36 mm (2.97 in) 74.1 mm (2.92 in)
    Thickness 6.98 mm (0.27 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
    Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
    Water resistance No No
    Back panel Plastic Plastic
    Frame Plastic Plastic
    Colors - White
    - Black
    - Blue    		 - Black
    - Silver
    - Blue
    - Green
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Huawei Nova 12
    89 %
    Honor 90
    90.4 %

    Performance

    Testing Huawei Nova 12 and Honor 90 In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 830 Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition
    Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2500 MHz
    CPU Cores n/a 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
    Architecture n/a - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
    - 3/2.36 (Cortex-A710)
    - 1/2.4 (Cortex-A710)
    Process n/a Samsung
    Transistor Size n/a 4 nm
    Neural Processor n/a Hexagon
    Graphics n/a Adreno 644
    GPU Cores n/a 768
    GPU Frequency n/a 443 MHz
    FLOPS n/a 1013.8 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Huawei Nova 12
    1040
    Honor 90
    1124
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Huawei Nova 12
    2988
    Honor 90
    3278
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10401124
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29883278
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Huawei Nova 12
    542241
    Honor 90
    708493
    CPU171381203788
    GPU118160168049
    Memory130301184761
    UX122399151895
    NanoReview Score542241708493
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Huawei Nova 12
    n/a
    Honor 90
    3166
    Sources: 3DMark [Honor 90]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Huawei Nova 12
    n/a
    Honor 90
    11977
    Writing scoren/a11979
    Web scoren/a10492
    Video editingn/a7373
    Data manipulationn/a9807
    NanoReview Scoren/a11977

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
    - 12 GB
    - 16 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
    Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
    Channels 4 2
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 256 GB
    - 512 GB    		- 256 GB
    - 512 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
    Memory CardNoNo

    Software

    OS Android 14 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
    OS Size n/a 23 GB
    UI Skin HarmonyOS 4.0 MagicOS 8.0

    Battery

    Volume 4600 mAh 5000 mAh
    Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
    Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging No No
    Reverse Charging Yes Yes
    Fast Charging Yes (50% in 9 min) Yes (80% in 35 min)
    Full Charge Time 0:23 h 1:12 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Huawei Nova 12
    n/a
    Honor 90
    19:10
    Web Browsingn/a08:26 h
    Video Playbackn/a11:56 h
    Gamesn/a04:40 h
    Standby Moden/a84 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
    Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 16256x12192 pixels
    Zoom Digital Digital
    Flash LED Dual LED
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    8K Recording No No
    4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
    1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
    Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
    Wide-angle lens 112 ° 112 °
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 8 MP    		 Standard: 200 MP
    Ultra-wide: 12 MP
    Depth: 2 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP200 MP
    Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
    SensorOmnivision OV50ESamsung ISOCELL HP3
    Sensor size1/1.551/1.4
    Pixel size1 μm0.56 μm
    AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
    StabilizationDigitalDigital
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix8 MP12 MP
    Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
    Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
    StabilizationDigitalDigital
    Main camera DxOMark results
    Photo quality
    Huawei Nova 12
    n/a
    Honor 90
    128
    Video quality
    Huawei Nova 12
    n/a
    Honor 90
    126
    Overall camera score
    Huawei Nova 12
    n/a
    Honor 90
    122
    Bokehn/a60
    Previewn/a64
    Zoomn/a86
    Sources: DxOMark [Honor 90]

    Front camera

    Matrix 60 MP 50 MP
    Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 8160x6112 pixels
    Aperture f/2.4 n/a
    Focal length 17 mm n/a
    Sensor Omnivision OV60A n/a
    Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
    Pixel size 0.61 μm n/a
    Autofocus No n/a
    Stabilization Digital n/a
    Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
    TOF 3D sensor No No

    Connectivity

    Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
    Wi-Fi features - 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 2
    USB features - Charging
    - USB Storage Mode
    - OTG    		 - Charging
    - USB Storage Mode
    - OTG
    GPS - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    - QZSS    		 - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    NFC* Yes Yes
    Infrared Port No No
    Connectivity
    SIM Count*22
    SIM TypeNanoNano
    SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
    eSIM Support *NoYes
    Hybrid SlotNoNo
    2G BandsGSM Bands 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)n/a
    3G BandsWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
    LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)n/a
    LTE category1818
    5G SupportNoYes

    Sound

    Speakers Stereo Mono
    3.5 mm Jack No No
    FM Radio No No
    Dolby Atmos No No
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    Huawei Nova 12
    n/a
    Honor 90
    91.1 dB

    Other

    Class Mid-range Mid-range
    Announced December, 2023 yr May, 2023 yr
    Release Date January, 2024 yr June, 2023 yr
    Launch Price ($) 490 499
    Sensors - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor    		 - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor
    Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes 66 W
    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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