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Huawei Nova 12 vs Huawei Honor 20 Pro

60 out 100
Huawei Nova 12
VS
51 out 100
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
Huawei Nova 12
Huawei Honor 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 12 Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 830, vs Huawei Honor 20 Pro, Manufactured in June, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 12
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4600mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 412ppi
  • Lighter design: 182g vs 191g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 12 and Huawei Honor 20 Pro
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Nova 12
vs
Huawei Honor 20 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.7 in 6.26 in
Resolution 1084x2412 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 412 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 1200 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 No
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89 % 84.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Nova 12
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a333 Hz
Response timen/a33 ms
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.54 mm (6.36 in) 154.6 mm (6.09 in)
Width 75.36 mm (2.97 in) 73.9 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 6.98 mm (0.27 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 12
89 %
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 12 and Huawei Honor 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 830 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores n/a 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture n/a - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process n/a TSMC
Transistor Size n/a 7 nm
Neural Processor n/a Yes
Graphics n/a Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores n/a 360
GPU Frequency n/a 720 MHz
FLOPS n/a 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 12
1040
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
955
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 12
2988
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2503
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1040955
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29882503
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 12
542241
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
591363
CPU171381189613
GPU118160158736
Memory130301121205
UX122399121809
NanoReview Score542241591363
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova 12
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2481
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.7 °C
Stabilityn/a47 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2481
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Nova 12
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
8855
Writing scoren/a10875
Web scoren/a7309
Video editingn/a5734
Data manipulationn/a7972
NanoReview Scoren/a8855

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size n/a 13 GB
UI Skin HarmonyOS 4.0 Magic 4.0

Battery

Volume 4600 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 9 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:23 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 12
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
20:55
Web Browsingn/a08:17 h
Video Playbackn/a12:21 h
Gamesn/a05:04 h
Standby Moden/a103 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
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) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.4
Focal lengthn/a28 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50ESony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.551/2
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4.4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a17 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.1
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 12
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
117
Video quality
Huawei Nova 12
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Huawei Nova 12
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
111
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 17 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV60A BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.61 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 12
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
104
Video quality
Huawei Nova 12
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
126

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM Bands 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1821
5G SupportNoNo

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
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.9 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced December, 2023 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 490 600
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 n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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