Huawei Nova 12 vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
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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 S24 Ultra, Manufactured in January, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 12
- Lighter design: 191g vs 232g
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher pixel density: 501ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4600mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 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 | 6.8 in |
| Resolution | 1084x2412 pixels | 1440x3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 501 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1200 nits | 2600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89 % | 88.5 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.5 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 480 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 1 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.54 mm (6.36 in) | 162.3 mm (6.39 in) |
| Width | 75.36 mm (2.97 in) | 79 mm (3.11 in) |
| Thickness | 6.98 mm (0.27 in) | 8.6 mm (0.34 in) |
| Weight | 191 g (6.74 oz) | 232 g (8.18 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue |
- Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Orange - Purple - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 830 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 3390 MHz |
| CPU Cores | n/a | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | n/a | - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4) |
| Process | n/a | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | n/a | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | n/a | Hexagon |
| Graphics | n/a | Adreno 750 |
| GPU Cores | n/a | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | n/a | 2774 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1040 | 2271 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2988 | 7119 |
| CPU | 171381 | 432608 |
| GPU | 118160 | 801870 |
| Memory | 130301 | 418926 |
| UX | 122399 | 301299 |
| NanoReview Score | 542241 | 1954703 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 46.8 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 59 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 96 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 16056 |
| Writing score | n/a | 22590 |
| Web score | n/a | 18325 |
| Video editing | n/a | 8000 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 15921 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 18029 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 14 |
| OS Size | n/a | 28 GB |
| UI Skin | HarmonyOS 4.0 | One UI 6.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 4600 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 66 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 9 min) | Yes (69% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:23 h | 1:05 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 10:18 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 18:00 h |
| Games | n/a | 05:51 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 122 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 16320x12240 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | 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 240 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 112 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50E | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55 | 1/1.3 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.6 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 50 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 111 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX854 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.52 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 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 IMX564 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 70 |
| Preview | n/a | 82 |
| Zoom | n/a | 145 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 60 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8960x6720 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV60A | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/3.2 |
| Pixel size | 0.61 μm | 1.12 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.3 |
| 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 - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 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/B66) |
| 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 | January, 2024 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2024 yr | January, 2024 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 490 | 1299 |
| 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 |
Note
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra:
There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
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