Phone Comparison - Huawei Nova 6 5G vs Huawei nova 12

Huawei Nova 6 5G
huawei nova 6 5g
Huawei nova 12
huawei nova 12
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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei
Announced 2019, December December 2023
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2019, December Coming Soon - January 2024
Colors Black, Blue, Red, Provence Black, Blue, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.7 x 75.8 x 9 mm
(6.41 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
161.5 x 75.4 x 7 mm
(6.36 x 2.97 x 0.28 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), 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 (dual sim model only)
CDMA 800
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1x
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
5G Network 5G SA / NSA; N1/N3/N41/N77/N78/N79 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor(side-mounted)
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10.0 HarmonyOS 4.0
User Interface EMUI 10 -
Processor Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.09 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.86 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm+) [Similar] Octa-core, Kirin 830 (7 nm) (* the chipset is not officially confirmed)
GPU Mali-G76 MP16 [Similar] -
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 12 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 512 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Yes FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR, 120Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 6.57 inches [Similar] 6.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (401 ppi) 1084 x 2412 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.33% 88.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 40 MP + 8 MP + 8 MP [Similar] 50 MP + 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features 40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF, Laser AF
8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4", PDAF, Laser AF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.4, 16mm (ultrawide), no AF
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, Laser AF
8 MP, f/2.2, 112˚ (ultrawide), AF
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@960fps, (gyro-EIS) 4K, 1080p
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.0
8 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide)
HDR
2160p@30fps [Similar]
60 MP, f/2.4, 17mm, 100˚ (ultrawide)
HDR, panorama
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE, L2HC (320-960 kbps HD audio)
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
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 40W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 100W
5W reverse wired
Capacity 4200 mAh 4600 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -