Huawei Nova 12 vs Samsung Galaxy S22
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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 S22, Manufactured in March, 2022 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200. 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 3700mAh
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22
- Higher pixel density: 425ppi
- Lighter design: 167g vs 191g
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 8/512 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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 1084x2412 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 425 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1200 nits | 780 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89 % | 88.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.3 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 239 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 10 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.54 mm (6.36 in) | 146 mm (5.75 in) |
| Width | 75.36 mm (2.97 in) | 70.6 mm (2.78 in) |
| Thickness | 6.98 mm (0.27 in) | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 191 g (6.74 oz) | 167 g (5.89 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue |
- White - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Pink - Purple - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 830 | Samsung Exynos 2200 |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | n/a | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | n/a | - 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710) - 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2) |
| Process | n/a | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | n/a | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | n/a | Yes |
| Graphics | n/a | Samsung Xclipse 920 |
| GPU Cores | n/a | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 1306 MHz |
| FLOPS | n/a | 2006.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1040 | 1612 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2988 | 3796 |
| CPU | 171381 | 302471 |
| GPU | 118160 | 373644 |
| Memory | 130301 | 174962 |
| UX | 122399 | 237420 |
| NanoReview Score | 542241 | 1088497 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 38 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 60 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 39 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 6530 |
| Writing score | n/a | 15127 |
| Web score | n/a | 10324 |
| Video editing | n/a | 7244 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 10926 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 12422 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | n/a | 30.2 GB |
| UI Skin | HarmonyOS 4.0 | One UI 5.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 4600 mAh | 3700 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 (63% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:23 h | 1:03 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 07:10 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 11:44 h |
| Games | n/a | 04:49 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 100 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 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 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50E | Samsung GN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 10 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 70 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX772 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.94 |
| 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 | n/a | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 70 |
| Preview | n/a | 72 |
| Zoom | n/a | 126 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 60 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8960x6720 pixels | 3872x2592 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV60A | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/3.24 |
| Pixel size | 0.61 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| 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 | 3.2 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM Bands 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) | GSM B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900) |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | WCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), 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 (B/B(/B(1700/B1/B1)/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B1900)/B2100/B2100)/B2300)/B2500)/B2600)) |
| LTE category | 18 | 20 |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
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 | February, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2024 yr | March, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 490 | 799 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 66 W | No |
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