Huawei Nova 12 vs OnePlus 9 Pro

60 out 100
Huawei Nova 12
VS
68 out 100
OnePlus 9 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 12 Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 830, vs OnePlus 9 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 12
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 197g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4600mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 525ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 12 and OnePlus 9 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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1084x2412 pixels 1440x3216 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 525 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 1200 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89 % 90.2 %
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
OnePlus 9 Pro
869 nits
sRGB gamutn/a97.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a192 Hz
Response timen/a41.5 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.54 mm (6.36 in) 163.2 mm (6.43 in)
Width 75.36 mm (2.97 in) 73.6 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 6.98 mm (0.27 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 12
89 %
OnePlus 9 Pro
90.2 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 12 and OnePlus 9 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 830 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores n/a 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture n/a - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process n/a Samsung
Transistor Size n/a 5 nm
Neural Processor n/a Hexagon 780
Graphics n/a Adreno 660
GPU Cores n/a 1024
GPU Frequency n/a 840 MHz
FLOPS n/a 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 12
1040
OnePlus 9 Pro
1488
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 12
2988
OnePlus 9 Pro
3996
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10401488
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29883996
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 12
542241
OnePlus 9 Pro
975533
CPU171381261741
GPU118160310698
Memory130301177203
UX122399225891
NanoReview Score542241975533
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova 12
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
5707
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.6 °C
Stabilityn/a58 %
Graphics Testn/a34 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5707
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Nova 12
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
11123
Writing scoren/a14841
Web scoren/a8928
Video editingn/a6066
Data manipulationn/a9290
NanoReview Scoren/a11123

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 16 GB
UI Skin HarmonyOS 4.0 OxygenOS 13

Battery

Volume 4600 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 65 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 (100% in 32 min)
Full Charge Time 0:23 h 0:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 12
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
21:58
Web Browsingn/a08:24 h
Video Playbackn/a12:07 h
Gamesn/a04:56 h
Standby Moden/a116 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 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 ° 140 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50ESony IMX789
Sensor size1/1.551/1.43
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a77 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08A10
Sensor sizen/a1/4.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX766
Sensor sizen/a1/1.56
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 12
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
124
Video quality
Huawei Nova 12
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
118
Overall camera score
Huawei Nova 12
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
122
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a60
Zoomn/a110

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 17 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV60A Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.06
Pixel size 0.61 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS
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)GSM 850/​900/​1800/​1900
3G BandsWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/​B2/​B4/​B5/​B8/​B9/​B19
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/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category1820
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova 12
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
81.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced December, 2023 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 490 970
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- 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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