Huawei Nova 12 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 12 Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 830, vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 12
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher battery capacity: 4600mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
- Higher pixel density: 407ppi
- Lighter design: 190g vs 191g
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.5 in |
| Resolution | 1084x2412 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 407 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 1200 nits | 740 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89 % | 85.8 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.54 mm (6.36 in) | 159.8 mm (6.29 in) |
| Width | 75.36 mm (2.97 in) | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) |
| Thickness | 6.98 mm (0.27 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 191 g (6.74 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue |
- White - Blue - Green - Red - Orange - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 830 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU Cores | n/a | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | n/a | - 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
| Process | n/a | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | n/a | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | n/a | Yes |
| Graphics | n/a | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU Cores | n/a | 704 |
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | n/a | 1126 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1040 | 1243 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2988 | 3430 |
| CPU | 171381 | 212654 |
| GPU | 118160 | 215469 |
| Memory | 130301 | 137373 |
| UX | 122399 | 147707 |
| NanoReview Score | 542241 | 713203 |
| Stability | n/a | 60 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 22 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 3784 |
| Writing score | n/a | 10576 |
| Web score | n/a | 9360 |
| Video editing | n/a | 6950 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 9003 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 11015 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | n/a | 24 GB |
| UI Skin | HarmonyOS 4.0 | One UI 5.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4600 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 66 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 9 min) | Yes (50% in 45 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:23 h | 1:35 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| 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 (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 112 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50E | Samsung S5K2LD |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55 | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 76 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Hynix HI-847 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.5 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.0 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
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 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/2.74 |
| Pixel size | 0.61 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | No | 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 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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| 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 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- 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 | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM Bands 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | WCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| 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 category | 18 | 19 |
| 5G Support | No | No |
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 | September, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2024 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 490 | 700 |
| 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 15 W |
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