Phone Comparison - Huawei nova 12 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A55 vs Honor X9c

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Samsung Honor
Announced December 2023 March 2024 November 2024
Status Coming Soon - January 2024 Coming Soon - March 2024 Coming Soon - November 2024
Colors Black, Blue, White Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon Titanium Purple, Titanium Black, Jade Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.1 x 75 x 7.7 mm
(6.42 x 2.95 x 0.3 in)
161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2 mm
(6.34 x 3.05 x 0.32 in)
162.8 x 75.5 x 8 mm
(6.41 x 2.97 x 0.31 in)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz) 189 g (6.67 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) 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) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1x
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
5G Network SA/NSA SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
SA/NSA
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.68 W/kg (head)
1.04 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- 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)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP65M water/dust resistant
Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 2m (advertised)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS HarmonyOS 4.0 Android 14 Android 14
User Interface - One UI 6.1 Magic OS 8
Processor Octa-core (1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big & 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid & 4x1.53GHz Cortex-A510), Kirin 9000S (7 nm) (* the chipset is not officially confirmed) Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1480 Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm SM6450 Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (4 nm)
GPU Maleoon 910 MP4 - Adreno 710
RAM 16 GB 12 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 1 TB 256 GB 512 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No

display Display

Type FHD+ LTPO OLED Screen
HDR, 120Hz Refresh Rate
Kunlun Glass
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+, 550 Nits
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz, 4000 Nits (peak)
Colors 1B colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 6.76 inches 6.6 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1224 x 2776 pixels (449 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (390 ppi) 1224 x 2700 pixels (437 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.89% 85.97% 90.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 8 MP 50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP 108 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.4-4.0, 27mm (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
108 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.67", PDAF, OIS
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
Video 4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.2, 52mm (telephoto), AF, 2x optical zoom
60 MP, f/2.4, 17mm, 100˚ (ultrawide), AF
HDR, panorama
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)
Video - 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE, L2HC (320-960 kbps HD audio) 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.1, A2DP, LE
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 16 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not 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 present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported 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
Non-removable Si-C Battery
Fast Battery Charging 66W wired
Reverse wired
Capacity 4600 mAh 5000 mAh 6600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -