Honor Play 20a vs Huawei nova 12 SE

Honor Play 20a
Honor
Play 20a
Huawei nova 12 SE
Huawei
nova 12 SE

At a glance

Brand
Honor
Huawei
Release date
May 2024, 2 years ago
March 2024, 2 years 2 months ago
AnTuTu
220.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 56% of devices
255.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 60% of devices

Display

Size
6.52"
6.67"
Resolution
720 x 1600 px HD+
1080 x 2400 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
Oled
Density
269 ppi Medium Density
395 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch
Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Touch sampling rate 270 Hz, DCI-P3, 2.5D curved glass glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Helio G85 (MT6769V/CZ)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (SM6225)
CPU
2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz
4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold + 4x1.9GHz Kryo 265 Silver
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
6 nm
Frequency
2 GHz
2.4 GHz
GPU
Arm Mali-G52 MC2 950MHz
Adreno 610
RAM
6 GB
8 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4 RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
108 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.8
ƒ/ 1.9
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
No
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
No, 30 fps
Features
Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW
Sensor
Samsung HM6
Pixel size
0.64 µm
Sensor size
1/1.67"

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
16 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.2

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh
4500 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 66.0W
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
256 GB
Type
UFS Storage 2.1
SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
No

Body

Dimensions
75.8 mm 163.9 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
75.5 mm 162.4 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
198 g
186 g
Materials
Plastic
Plastic
Colors
Black Cyan Purple Ish
Black White Green
Usable surface
82 %
87 %

Software

Operating system
Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12
HarmonyOS 4 HarmonyOS 4.0
Updates
OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years
Google services
Without Google Mobile services

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy), SBC, AAC
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi
802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features
Wi-Fi Hotspot
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Display
USB
USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G
B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G
CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
No
Yes, on the side
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
No
Gyroscope
Yes

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