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Huawei Nova 9 vs Xiaomi 12 Specs Comparison

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Huawei Nova 9
Xiaomi 12
Huawei Nova 9 Xiaomi 12
Released · October 2021
Released · Dec 31, 2021
6.6-inch · 2340x1080px
6.3-inch · 2400x1080px
Quad camera
Triple camera
8GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
4300 mAh
4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Oct 21, 2021 Dec 28, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€499

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches
160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm 		6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches
152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g 6.35 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet Black, Green, Blue, Pink

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 89.89% screen-to-body 6.3-inch, 89.30% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1100 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19:5 ratio, 392 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 419 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good) Untested
Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2400 MHz
Kryo670 		Octa-core
1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 642L Adreno 730
Memory
8GB/128GB (UFS)
8GB/256GB 		8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (11) Android (12)

Battery

Type
4300 mAh 4500 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Reverse wired charging 		Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 66.0W Wired: 67.0W
Wireless: 50.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 23 mm 		50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2 		13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 12 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4 		5 MP (Telephoto, Macro)
Focal Length: 50 mm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps)
HDR, EIS 		8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps)
EIS
Front
32 MP 32 MP
Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2 5.2
WLAN
dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM