Phone Comparison - Huawei nova 3i vs Huawei nova 7i vs Samsung Galaxy M12

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Samsung
Announced July 2018 January 2020 2021, February 05
Status Available - August 2018 Coming Soon - February 2020 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, February
Price Rs. 20,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Black, Pearl White, Iris Purple Black, Emerald Green, Light Pink/Blue Gray, Blue, Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 157.6 x 75.2 x 7.6 mm
(6.2 x 2.96 x 0.3 in)
159.2 x 76.3 x 8.7 mm
(6.27 x 3 x 0.34 in)
163.9 x 75.9 x 8.9 mm
(6.45 x 2.99 x 0.35 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE (unspecified) LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0 Android 10
User Interface EMUI 9 EMUI 10 One UI 2.5
Processor Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm) Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 850 (8nm)
GPU Mali-G51 MP4 Mali-G52 MP6 Mali-G52
RAM 4 GB 8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen PLS IPS Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.3 inches 6.4 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi) 1080 x 2310 pixels (398 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 82.24% 83.65% 81.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio - FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED flash
Features 16 MP, f/2.2, PDAF
2 MP, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide), dedicated macro camera
2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5.0", 1.75µm, depth sensor
HDR, panorama
48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 24 MP, f/2.0
2 MP, depth sensor, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.2, (Wide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat13 400/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM (eMMC 5.1)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 40W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3340 mAh 4200 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -