Huawei nova 12 vs Samsung Galaxy A55

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)

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)

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

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]

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

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

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

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
-	-