Fairphone 6 vs Huawei nova 12s

Fairphone 6
Fairphone
6
Huawei nova 12s
Huawei
nova 12s

At a glance

Brand
Fairphone
Huawei
Release date
June 2025, 1 years ago
March 2024, 2 years 3 months ago
AnTuTu
810.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 80% of devices
587.561 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 76% of devices

Display

Size
6.31"
6.7"
Resolution
1116 x 2484 px FHD+
1084 x 2412 px FHD+
Type
pOLED
Oled
Density
432 ppi Very high density
395 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Hole-punch Notch, 10-120 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 800 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 880 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1400 cd/m², Always-On Display, HDR, Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, HDR10+, DCI-P3, sRGB standard, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen, AGC glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G (SM7325)
CPU
1x2.5GHz Cortex A720 +3x2.4GHz Cortex A720 +4x1.8GHz Cortex A520
1×Cortex A78 2.4GHz + 3×Cortex A78 2.2GHz+ 4xCortex A55 1.9 GHz
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
4 nm
6 nm
Frequency
2.5 GHz
2.4 GHz
GPU
Adreno 810 480MHz
Adreno 642L
RAM
8 GB
8 GB
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
50 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.88
ƒ/ 1.9
Sensor
Sony LYT-700C
Pixel size
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/1.56"
Flash
Dual LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
No
Slow motion
Yes, 240 fps
Yes, 960 fps
Features
4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW

Front camera

Resolution
32 Mpx
60 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.45
ƒ/ 2.4
Sensor
Samsung S5KKD1
Omnivision OV60A
Pixel size
0.70 µm
0.61 µm

Battery

Capacity
4415 mAh
4500 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 30.0W
Yes , 66.0W
Charge cycles
1000 cycles
Runtime
~ 53h
Features
Removable
Reverse charging, Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
256 GB
256 GB
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
No

Body

Dimensions
73.3 mm 156.5 mm 9.6 mm Print 3D Model
75.0 mm 161.0 mm 6.9 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
193 g
168 g
Materials
Plastic
Plastic , Glass
Colors
Black White Blue Green Transparent Edition
Black White Blue
Water/dust resistance
IP55 , MIL-STD-810H
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 300 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E
Usable surface
78 %
89 %

Software

Operating system
Android 15 Android 15
HarmonyOS 4 HarmonyOS 4.0
Updates
OS updates: 8 years, Security updates: 8 years
Google services
With Google Mobile Services

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), LDAC, SBC, AAC
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB
USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

Networks

5G
n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
Yes
Yes
Audio
Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
Stereo Speakers

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