Phone Comparison - Huawei nova 12 vs Samsung Galaxy A55

Huawei nova 12
huawei nova 12
Samsung Galaxy A55
samsung galaxy a55
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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Samsung
Announced December 2023 March 2024
Status Coming Soon - January 2024 Coming Soon - March 2024
Colors Black, Blue, White Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161.5 x 75.4 x 7 mm
(6.36 x 2.97 x 0.28 in)
161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2 mm
(6.34 x 3.05 x 0.32 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual sim model only)
CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1x
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE
5G Network SA/NSA SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.68 W/kg (head)
1.04 W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS HarmonyOS 4.0 Android 14
User Interface - One UI 6.1
Processor Octa-core, Kirin 830 (7 nm) (* the chipset is not officially confirmed) Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1480 [Similar]
GPU - -
RAM 12 GB [Browse Similar] 12 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 GB 256 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR, 120Hz Refresh Rate
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+, 550 Nits
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Colors 1B colors 16M colors
Size 6.7 inches [Similar] 6.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1084 x 2412 pixels (395 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (390 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.78% 85.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 8 MP [Similar] 50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, Laser AF
8 MP, f/2.2, 112˚ (ultrawide), AF
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 4K, 1080p 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 60 MP, f/2.4, 17mm, 100˚ (ultrawide)
HDR, panorama
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE, L2HC (320-960 kbps HD audio) 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 100W
5W reverse wired
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Capacity 4600 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -