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Huawei nova 12 SE vs Huawei nova 6 5G

Comparison between Huawei nova 12 SE and Huawei nova 6 5G: camera, battery, fast charging, display, performance and colors, side by side. More phones from Huawei.

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The verdict

Your pick: Huawei nova 6 5G, ahead on Performance & hardware, Camera and Connectivity. Unless Design & display or Battery & charging decides it for you.

Category
Category	nova 12 SE	nova 6 5G
Design & display	7.2	5.5
Performance & hardware	4.7	6.0
Camera	5.5	7.5
Connectivity	5.5	6.4
Battery & charging	5.9	4.5

Which one is for you?

Huawei nova 12 SE, if you care about…

Battery Capacity: 4,500 mAh; against 4,200 mAh
Display Technology: OLED; against IPS LCD
Weight: 186 g; against 212 g
Fast Charge Power: 66 W; against 40 W

Huawei nova 6 5G, if you care about…

AnTuTu Score: 650,833; against 255,000
Storage Type: UFS 3.0; against eMMC 5.1
Bluetooth Version: Bluetooth 5.1; against Bluetooth 5.0
Body Materials: Glass, Aluminium Alloy; against Plastic

Specification comparison

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Performance

Specification	nova 12 SE	nova 6 5G
Processor Model	Qualcomm Snapdragon 680	Huawei Kirin 990
Processor Process Size	6 nm Best value	7 nm
Graphics GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 610	Mali-G76 MP16
Storage Type	eMMC 5.1	UFS 3.0 Best value
Maximum CPU Clock	2.4 GHz	2.86 GHz Best value
Maximum Storage Capacity	256 GB	256 GB
AnTuTu Score	255,000	650,833 Best value
Geekbench 6 Single-Core	416	—
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core	1,466	—
CPU Description	Octa-core CPU with four 2.4 GHz performance cores and four 1.9 GHz efficiency cores.	Octa-core CPU with 2×2.86 GHz Cortex-A76, 2×2.09 GHz Cortex-A76, and 4×1.86 GHz Cortex-A55.
Processor Type	Octa-Core	Octa-Core
64-Bit Processor	Yes	Yes
RAM Capacity	8 GB	8 GB
RAM Type	DDR4	LPDDR4X
AnTuTu version	v9	v10

Design

Specification	nova 12 SE	nova 6 5G
Body Colors	Green, Black, White	Black, Blue, Red, Purple, Orange
Body Thickness	7.4 mm Best value	9 mm
Body Width	75.5 mm	75.8 mm
Body Height	162.4 mm	162.7 mm
Weight	186 g Best value	212 g
Usable Surface	87.6 % Best value	84.5 %
Body Materials	Plastic	Glass, Aluminium Alloy Best value
Unfolded thickness	—	9 mm

Battery

Specification	nova 12 SE	nova 6 5G
Battery Capacity	4,500 mAh Best value	4,200 mAh
Battery Type	Li-Polymer	Li-Polymer
Fast Charge Power	66 W Best value	40 W
Battery Features	Non-Removable, Fast Charging, Rechargeable, Battery Level Indicator, Charger Included, Reverse Charging Best value	Non-Removable, Rechargeable, Fast Charging, Battery Level Indicator

Display

Specification	nova 12 SE	nova 6 5G
Display Aspect Ratio	20:9	20:9
Display Technology	OLED Best value	IPS LCD
Display Diagonal	6.67″ Best value	6.57″
Display Horizontal Resolution	1,080 px	1,080 px
Display Vertical Resolution	2,400 px	2,400 px
Display Pixel Density	395 ppi	401 ppi Best value
Display Refresh Rate	90 Hz	—
Touch Sampling Rate	270 Hz	—
Display Features	Hole-Punch Notch, DCI-P3, Curved Glass, Capacitive Touch, Multi-Touch, Frameless	Hole-Punch Notch, LED Notifications, Scratch Resistant, Capacitive Touch, Multi-Touch, Frameless

Sensors

Specification	nova 12 SE	nova 6 5G
Fingerprint Sensor Placement	Side	Side

Sensor

Specification	nova 12 SE	nova 6 5G
Sensor Features	Fingerprint Sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gravity Sensor, Gyroscope, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor	Fingerprint Sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gravity Sensor, Gyroscope, Hall Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor

Software

Specification	nova 12 SE	nova 6 5G
Operating System	EMUI 14	Android 10
OS Family	EMUI	Android
OS Version	14	10

Connectivity

Specification	nova 12 SE	nova 6 5G
SIM Configurations	Dual Nano-SIM, Dual SIM Dual Standby, Dual SIM	Dual Nano-SIM, Dual SIM Dual Standby
Cellular Bands	2G GSM 850, 2G GSM 900, 2G GSM 1800, 2G GSM 1900, 3G UMTS B1, 3G UMTS B2, 3G UMTS B5, 3G UMTS B8, 3G UMTS B9, 3G UMTS B21, 4G LTE B1, 4G LTE B3, 4G LTE B5, 4G LTE B7, 4G LTE B8, 4G LTE B20, 4G LTE B28A, 4G LTE B28B, 4G LTE B34, 4G LTE B38, 4G LTE B39, 4G LTE B40, 4G LTE B41	2G GSM 850, 2G GSM 900, 2G GSM 1800, 2G GSM 1900, 2G CDMA BC0, 2G CDMA B2, 2G CDMA B3, 2G CDMA B5, 2G CDMA B8, 3G UMTS B1, 3G UMTS B2, 3G UMTS B4, 3G UMTS B5, 3G UMTS B6, 3G UMTS B8, 3G UMTS B19, 3G UMTS B34, 3G UMTS B39, 4G LTE B1, 4G LTE B2, 4G LTE B3, 4G LTE B4, 4G LTE B5, 4G LTE B7, 4G LTE B8, 4G LTE B12, 4G LTE B17, 4G LTE B18, 4G LTE B19, 4G LTE B26, 4G LTE B34, 4G LTE B38, 4G LTE B39, 4G LTE B40, 4G LTE B41, 5G NR n1, 5G NR n3, 5G NR n41, 5G NR n77, 5G NR n78, 5G NR n79
Cellular Technologies	GSM, HSPA, UMTS, LTE	GSM, HSPA, UMTS, LTE, 5G Best value
Wi-Fi Standards	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi Features	Dual Band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi Password Sharing	Dual Band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, MIMO
Bluetooth Version	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.1 Best value
Bluetooth Profiles	A2DP, LE	A2DP, LE, EDR
Navigation Systems	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
Connectivity Features	NFC, USB Charging, USB Mass Storage, USB Host 2.0, USB Type-C, Computer Sync, OTA Sync, Tethering, USB 2.0	3.5 mm Audio Jack, NFC, USB Charging, USB Mass Storage, USB OTG, USB Type-C, Computer Sync, OTA Sync, Tethering, VoLTE, DLNA
USB Version	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Max. download speed	390 Mbps	2,300 Mbps Best value
Max. upload speed	150 Mbps	1,250 Mbps Best value

Audio

Specification	nova 12 SE	nova 6 5G
Microphone Count	—	2
Audio Features	A2DP, LE, Loudspeaker	A2DP, LE, EDR, Loudspeaker

Technical

Specification	nova 12 SE	nova 6 5G
Model numbers	BNE-LX1	WLZ-AN00, WLZ-TN00