Honor X9a vs Huawei nova 12 Pro

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1x
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

161.6 mm

163.1 mm
Width

73.9 mm

75 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

7.7 mm
Weight

175 g

201 g
Colors

Black, Green, Silver

Black, Blue, Pink, White

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold

Single-core 2.62 GHz Taishan Big
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver

Triple-core 2.15 GHz Taishan Mid
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.53 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G

Kirin 9000S
GPU

Adreno 619

Maleoon 910 MP4
Internal storage

256 GB

256, 512 GB
Memory RAM

8 GB

12 GB
Memory card

No

No

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2" , 0.8 µm, 8x digital zoom

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.4-4.0 , 10x digital zoom , 27 mm
(ultrawide) , 5 MP, f/2.2

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 112˚
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4 , 1/5" , 1.75 µm
Primary camera resolution

9280 x 6920 pixels

8192 x 6144 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus, laser autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Dual
Selfie camera

16 MP, f/2.5

8 MP, f/2.2 , (telephoto) , 52 mm
(ultrawide) , 60 MP, f/2.4 , 17 mm, 100˚
Selfie camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

8960 x 6720 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, face detection

Face unlock, HDR, autofocus
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

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NFC

Yes

Yes; NFC-SIM, HCE
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes
NavIC

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, color spectrum, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, virtual proximity sensing