Huawei nova 15 vs Xiaomi Redmi 12C

At a glance

Brand: Huawei; Xiaomi
Release date: December 2025, 6 months ago; January 2023, 3 years 5 months ago
Launch price: CN¥ 2,699.00 ($ 395.33); —
AnTuTu: 742.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 79% of devices; 225.154 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 56% of devices

Size: 6.7"; 6.71"
Resolution: 1084 x 2412 px FHD+; 720 x 1650 px HD+
Type: Oled; LCD IPS
Density: 395 ppi High Density; 268 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 21:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, HDR10+, DCI-P3, sRGB standard, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, 3D curved glass screen, AGC glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide); Water Drop Notch, Brightnes 500 cd/m² (typ), 1500:1 contrast ratio, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive

Chipset: Huawei KIRIN 8020; MediaTek Helio G85 (MT6769V/CZ)
CPU: 1x2.29 GHz +3x2.05 GHz +4x1.3 GHz; 2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 6 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2.29 GHz; 2 GHz
GPU: Maleoon 920; Arm Mali-G52 MC2 950MHz
RAM: 12 GB; 3 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.9; ƒ/ 1.8
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; No
Slow motion: Yes, 480 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Laser AF, 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, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 75.5 mm 161.9 mm 7.2 mm Print 3D Model; 76.4 mm 168.8 mm 8.8 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 196 g; 192 g
Materials: Plastic , Glass; Plastic
Colors: Black White Green Violet; Black Blue Gray Purple Green
Water/dust resistance: IP65; —
Usable surface: 88 %; 82 %

Operating system: HarmonyOS 2 HarmonyOS 6.0; Android 12 Snow Cone MIUI 13 (Android 12)
Updates: —; OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 2 years
Google services: —; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Micro SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.1 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 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), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b); GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B26 (850), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)