Phone Comparison - Huawei nova 5T vs Xiaomi 12T

Huawei nova 5T
huawei nova 5t
Xiaomi 12T
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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Xiaomi
Announced August 2019 October 2022
Status Coming Soon - August 2019 Coming Soon - October 2022
Colors Black, Crush Blue, Mid Summer Purple Black, Silver, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 154.25 x 73.97 x 7.87 mm
(6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
163.1 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.42 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
SIM Type 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
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 38, 40, 41
5G Network - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor(Side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 12
User Interface EMUI 9.1 MIUI 13
Processor Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.85 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek Dimensity 8100-Ultra [Similar]
GPU Mali-G76 MP10 (720 MHz) [Similar] Mali-G610 MC6 [Similar]
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128/256 GB 256 GB
External Memory NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) No

display Display

Type Full HD+ FullView LCD curved glass Touchscreen QHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 68B Colors
Size 6.26 inches [Similar] 6.67 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (412 ppi) 1220 x 2712 pixels (446 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.18% 86.69%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 16 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar] 108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF, CAF
16 MP, f/2.2, Ultra wide angle
2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide) dedicated macro camera
2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
HDR, panorama
108 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.67", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.0
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
20 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.47", 0.8µm
HDR, panorama
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128/256 GB, 8 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 22.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 120W, 100% in 19 min (advertised)
Capacity 3700 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -