Phone Comparison - Huawei Mate 20 vs Huawei nova 12 Ultra

Huawei Mate 20
huawei mate 20
Huawei nova 12 Ultra
huawei nova 12 ultra
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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei
Announced October 2018 December 2023
Status Available - November 2018 Coming Soon - January 2024
Colors Midnight Blue, Twilight, Black Black, Blue, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.2 x 77.2 x 8.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 in)
163.1 x 75 x 7.7 mm
(6.42 x 2.95 x 0.3 in)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual sim model only)
CDMA 800
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1x
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) LTE
5G Network - SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP53 dust and splash protection
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) HarmonyOS 4.0
User Interface EMUI 9 -
Processor Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big & 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid & 4x1.53GHz Cortex-A510), Kirin 9000S (7 nm) (* the chipset is not officially confirmed) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G76 MP10 [Similar] Maleoon 910 MP4 [Similar]
RAM 4/6 GB [Browse Similar] 16 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 GB 1 TB
External Memory NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses SIM 2) No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) FHD+ LTPO OLED Screen
HDR, 120Hz Refresh Rate
Kunlun Glass
Colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 6.53 inches [Similar] 6.76 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2244 pixels (381 ppi) 1224 x 2776 pixels (449 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.19% 88.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no
Radio FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 16 MP + 8 MP [Similar] 50 MP + 8 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.3"
16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide)
8 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto)
Leica Optics, Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.4-4.0, 27mm (wide), PDAF, Laser AF
8 MP, f/2.2, 112˚ (ultrawide), AF
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps 4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.2, 52mm (telephoto), AF, 2x optical zoom
60 MP, f/2.4, 17mm, 100˚ (ultrawide), AF
HDR, panorama
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE, L2HC (320-960 kbps HD audio)
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 16 GB RAM
Expandable Storage NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses SIM 2) No
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 100W
5W reverse wired
Capacity 4000 mAh 4600 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -