Home Phone comparison Huawei Nova 12 and Huawei P60 Pro - Which is better?

Huawei Nova 12 vs Huawei P60 Pro

60 out 100
Huawei Nova 12
VS
77 out 100
Huawei P60 Pro
Huawei Nova 12
Huawei P60 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 12 Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 830, vs Huawei P60 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. 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
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 200g
Reasons to choose Huawei P60 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 444ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4815mAh vs 4600mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 12 and Huawei P60 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Nova 12
vs
Huawei P60 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1084x2412 pixels 1220x2700 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 444 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 1200 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89 % 89.5 %
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
Huawei P60 Pro
1128 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P60 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.54 mm (6.36 in) 161 mm (6.34 in)
Width 75.36 mm (2.97 in) 74.5 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 6.98 mm (0.27 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 12
89 %
Huawei P60 Pro
89.5 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 12 and Huawei P60 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 830 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU Cores n/a 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture n/a - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process n/a TSMC
Transistor Size n/a 4 nm
Neural Processor n/a Hexagon
Graphics n/a Adreno 730
GPU Cores n/a 1024
GPU Frequency n/a 875 MHz
FLOPS n/a 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 12
1040
Huawei P60 Pro
1758
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 12
2988
Huawei P60 Pro
4422
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10401758
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29884422
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 12
542241
Huawei P60 Pro
1275824
CPU171381380609
GPU118160472601
Memory130301202967
UX122399219647
NanoReview Score5422411275824
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova 12
n/a
Huawei P60 Pro
10551
Max Surface Temp.n/a50.3 °C
Stabilityn/a41 %
Graphics Testn/a63 fps
Graphics Scoren/a10551
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P60 Pro]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 14 Android 13
UI Skin HarmonyOS 4.0 EMUI 13.1

Battery

Volume 4600 mAh 4815 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 88 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 9 min) Yes (58% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:23 h 0:35 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 12
n/a
Huawei P60 Pro
19:49
Web Browsingn/a08:26 h
Video Playbackn/a12:20 h
Gamesn/a05:27 h
Standby Moden/a88 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
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 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.4
Focal lengthn/a25 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50ESony IMX888
Sensor size1/1.551/1.4
Pixel size1 μm1.17 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/2.1
Focal lengthn/a90 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 12
n/a
Huawei P60 Pro
159
Video quality
Huawei Nova 12
n/a
Huawei P60 Pro
147
Overall camera score
Huawei Nova 12
n/a
Huawei P60 Pro
156
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a75
Zoomn/a158
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P60 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 17 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV60A CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Pixel size 0.61 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No No
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 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 3.1
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		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
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 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category1820
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova 12
n/a
Huawei P60 Pro
89.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced December, 2023 yr March, 2023 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr March, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 490 1199
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes 88 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei P60 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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