Huawei nova 12s vs Xiaomi Redmi A5

At a glance

Brand: Huawei; Xiaomi
Release date: March 2024, 2 years 3 months ago; March 2025, 1 years 3 months ago
AnTuTu: 587.561 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 76% of devices; 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices

Size: 6.7"; 6.88"
Resolution: 1084 x 2412 px FHD+; 720 x 1640 px HD+
Type: Oled; LCD IPS
Density: 395 ppi High Density; 255 ppi Medium 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 120 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 1500:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, In-cell

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G (SM7325); Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250)
CPU: 1×Cortex A78 2.4GHz + 3×Cortex A78 2.2GHz+ 4xCortex A55 1.9 GHz; 2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 6 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2.4 GHz; 1.8 GHz
GPU: Adreno 642L; Mali-G57 MP1
RAM: 8 GB; 4 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; LPDDR4X RAM

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 32 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.9; ƒ/ 2.0
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: Yes, 960 fps; No, 30 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, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 75.0 mm 161.0 mm 6.9 mm Print 3D Model; 77.8 mm 171.7 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 168 g; 193 g
Materials: Plastic , Glass; Plastic
Colors: Black White Blue; Black Blue Gold Green
Usable surface: 89 %; 85 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP54 , Splash resistant
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

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 5.2
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
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 , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO; Wi-Fi Hotspot
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, 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), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), 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)