Huawei nova 12s vs Samsung Galaxy A16 4G

At a glance

Brand: Huawei; Samsung
Release date: March 2024, 2 years 2 months ago; October 2024, 1 years 7 months ago
AnTuTu: 587.561 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 76% of devices; 388.147 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 65% of devices
Launch price: —; € 199.00 ($ 232.39)

Size: 6.7"; 6.7"
Resolution: 1084 x 2412 px FHD+; 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
Type: Oled; Super AMOLED
Density: 395 ppi High Density; 396 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: 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; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Peak brightness - 800 cd/m², Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G (SM7325); MediaTek Helio G99 (MT6789)
CPU: 1×Cortex A78 2.4GHz + 3×Cortex A78 2.2GHz+ 4xCortex A55 1.9 GHz; 2x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 6 nm; 6 nm
Frequency: 2.4 GHz; 2.2 GHz
GPU: Adreno 642L; Mali-G57 MC2
RAM: 8 GB; 4 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.9; ƒ/ 1.8
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: Yes, 960 fps; Yes, 120 fps
Features: 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; Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Sensor: —; Samsung S5KJN1
Pixel size: —; 0.64 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/2.76"

Dimensions: 75.0 mm 161.0 mm 6.9 mm Print 3D Model; 77.9 mm 164.4 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 168 g; 200 g
Materials: Plastic , Glass; Plastic
Colors: Black White Blue; Black Blue Gray Green
Usable surface: 89 %; 86 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP42
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: HarmonyOS 4 HarmonyOS 4.0; Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Updates: —; OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years
Google services: —; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax); 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
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
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5); GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

4G LTE: 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); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)