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Huawei Nova 12 vs Nova 11

55 out of 100
Huawei Nova 12
VS
54 out of 100
Huawei Nova 11
Huawei Nova 12
Huawei Nova 11

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Huawei Nova 12 (with HiSilicon Kirin 830) that was released on December 26, 2023, against the Huawei Nova 11, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and came out 8 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 12
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • The phone is 8 months newer
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 11
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • 19% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (808K versus 676K)
  • Weighs 23 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Huawei Nova 12 and Nova 11 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Nova 12
55*
Nova 11
56*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Nova 12
55*
Nova 11
54*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Nova 12
55*
Nova 11
54*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
37.1
(Mediocre)
Value Index
96.2
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Nova 12
vs
Nova 11

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1084 x 2412 pixels 1084 x 2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 391 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 950 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89% 89.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design and build

Height 161.54 mm (6.36 inches) 161.29 mm (6.35 inches)
Width 75.36 mm (2.97 inches) 74.96 mm (2.95 inches)
Thickness 6.98 mm (0.27 inches) 6.88 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue White, Black, Gold, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nova 12
89%
Nova 11 +1%
89.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Huawei Nova 12 and Huawei Nova 11
SoC
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 830 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max clock 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores - 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
Manufacturing - TSMC
Lithography process - 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) - Hexagon 770
GPU
Graphics - Adreno 642L
GPU shading units - 512
GPU clock - 550 MHz
FLOPS - ~563.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Huawei Nova 12 and Huawei Nova 11
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nova 12 +2%
1040
Nova 11
1017
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nova 12 +2%
2988
Nova 11
2930
Single-core score 1040 1017
Multi-core score 2988 2930
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Nova 12
676832
Nova 11 +19%
808054
CPU 261966 328445
GPU 103056 98282
Memory 132599 161994
UX 179211 219333
Total score 676832 808054
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
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Huawei Nova 11
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-26 (ILuvHuawei)AnTuTu 11738604
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-01 (Baguette21)AnTuTu 11831566
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-18 (Soft&Wet)AnTuTu 11801335
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-13 (Rus_tere)AnTuTu 11808054
πŸ“˜ 2024-03-11 (Lexima)Geekbench 6 CPU1017 / 2930
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 13
ROM HarmonyOS 4.0 EMUI 13

Battery

Capacity 4600 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 66 W 66 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 9 min) Yes (50% in 13 min)
Full charging time 0:23 hr 0:32 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Sensor Omnivision OV50E -
Sensor size 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 60 megapixels 60 megapixels
Image resolution 8960 x 6720 8960 x 6720
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 17 mm 17 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV60A Omnivision OV60A
Sensor size 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.61 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced December 2023 April 2023
Release date January 2024 April 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $490 $399
Successor - Huawei Nova 15 - Huawei Nova 15
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W Yes, 66 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Huawei Nova 12. It has a better gaming and software.

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Total votes: 92

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