Huawei nova 8 SE 4G vs OnePlus 12 Specs Comparison

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7.5
OnePlus 12
Huawei nova 8 SE 4G OnePlus 12
Released · November 2021
Released · Dec 11, 2023
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
6.8-inch · 3168x1440px
Quad camera
Triple camera
8GB
12GB · 256GB
3800 mAh
5400 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Dec 05, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$799 | €969

Design

Dimensions
6.36 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches
161.5 x 74.8 x 7.5 mm
6.47 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches
164.3 x 75.8 x 9.15 mm
Weight
6.35 oz / 180.0 g 7.76 oz / 220.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, Aurora, Silver Green, Black, White

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 84.56% screen-to-body 6.8-inch, 90.88% screen-to-body
Type
OLED AMOLED, 120Hz, 4500 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI 3168x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 510 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 2176 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested 1.8 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Kirin 710A (14 nm) Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
4x2.0GHz Cortex-A73
4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1x3.3GHz Cortex-X4
5x3.2GH​z Cortex-A720
2x2.3​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Mali-G51 MP4 Adreno 750
Memory
8GBROM: 128 MB 12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0)
16GB/512GB
16GB/1024GB
24GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
HarmonyOS 2 Android (14)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 2243
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 6767
3D Mark High
Untested 5047
3D Mark Low
Untested 2744

Battery

Type
3800 mAh 5400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 66.0W Wired: 100.0W
Wireless: 50.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
8h 23min
Browsing
18h 14min
Video
13h 37min
Gaming
9h 43min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Triple camera
Main camera
64 MP
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 26 mm
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.43"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 17 mm
48 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 14 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
64 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 70 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
Yes 8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
16 MP 32 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
145
Overall
152
Photo
139
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1 5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC

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, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage
Memory 16GB/512GB
With 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage
Memory 16GB/1024GB
With 24GB RAM and 1TB internal storage
Memory 24GB/1024GB
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