Huawei P Smart 2021 vs Samsung Galaxy M12

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Comparing the Huawei P Smart 2021 vs Samsung Galaxy M12 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Huawei P Smart 2021 and Samsung Galaxy M12 run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.


Display: Huawei P Smart 2021 offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while Samsung Galaxy M12 offers 6.5 inches, making Huawei P Smart 2021 the larger display of the two. Huawei P Smart 2021 features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy M12's PLS TFT LCD, making Huawei P Smart 2021 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Huawei P Smart 2021 and Samsung Galaxy M12 feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Huawei P Smart 2021 and Samsung Galaxy M12 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Huawei P Smart 2021 delivers longer battery life with None, while Samsung Galaxy M12 delivers 15h 26m, making Huawei P Smart 2021 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy M12 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Huawei P Smart 2021 offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy M12 the better option for storage.

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Huawei P Smart 2021
₹19,890
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Summary

Release Date

21 Jan, 2022
17 Mar, 2021
14 May, 2026

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 850
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
PLS TFT LCD
AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
90 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
2 MP
Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
6000 mAh
6600 mAh
22.5W Super Charging
15W Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
512 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • 90Hz screen on a budget
  • Great battery life
  • Comes with Android 11
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Cameras could be better
  • Design doesn't stand out
  • Slow charging speeds
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

N/A
4.1/5
(190,192 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
127,746
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
15h 26m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹9,449
₹159,999

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1 Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Mar 17, 2021
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v11
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
Samsung One UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 710A
Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 850
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A55
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
8 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G51 MP4
Mali-G52 MP1
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
127,746
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
36.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
4.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
10.4 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
PLS TFT LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
90 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi
270 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.34 %
81.95 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

165.65 mm
164 mm
162.98 mm

Width

76.88 mm
75.9 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

9.26 mm
9.7 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

206 grams
221 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/2.0 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view1/2" sensor size S5KGM2 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
2 MP
f/2.4
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No
N/A

Flash

N/A
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
6000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 38.2 Hours(4G)
Up to 58 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 22.5W Super Charging
Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
15h 26m
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
2h 8m 17s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 1 TB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.19 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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₹9,449
₹159,999