Huawei nova 12 Pro vs Nokia XR21

Huawei nova 12 Pro

Nokia XR21

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

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

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71
5G network

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5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 20, 25, 28, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

45.4 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, 750 Mbps download, 211 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM

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

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

163.1 mm

168 mm
Width

75 mm

78.6 mm
Thickness

7.7 mm

10.6 mm
Weight

201 g

231 g
Waterproof

-

IP68/IP69K (1.5m and 60 mins)
Dust proof

-

IP68/IP69K
MIL-STD-810H

-

Yes
Colors

Black, Blue, Pink, White

Black, Green

Display
Display type

LTPO OLED

IPS LCD
Physical size

6.76 inches

6.49 inches
Resolution

1224 x 2776 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

449 ppi

406 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen

2D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Display features

HDR, 120Hz

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Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 2.62 GHz Taishan Big

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.15 GHz Taishan Mid

Hexa-core 1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.53 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Kirin 9000S

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G
GPU

Maleoon 910 MP4

Adreno 619
Memory RAM

12 GB

6 GB
Internal storage

256, 512 GB

128 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

512 GB

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Dual
Main camera

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

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2"
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 112˚

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm
Primary camera resolution

8192 x 6144 pixels

9280 x 6920 pixels
Primary camera video

4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash
Camera features

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

Autofocus, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, speedwarp

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

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

v5.2

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX Adaptive
NFC

Yes; NFC-SIM, HCE

Yes (market dependent)
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

Yes
NavIC

Yes

Yes

Features
Sensors

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

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Battery
Battery type

Li-Po

Li-Po
Battery capacity

4600 mAh

4800 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

SuperCharge, 100W (60% in 10 min)

USB Power Delivery 2.0, 33W
Reverse charging

Yes, 5W

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