SpecEagle review · Huawei

Huawei nova 12 review: Slim nova with 60 MP front camera and OLED display.

Item: Huawei nova 12
Rating: 62
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Dec 2023·CNY 2,499

Overall

62/100

Class rank

#1 of 1

Tier

Mid

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

A slim nova selfie flagship.

Huawei nova 12 is exceptionally slim at 7 mm with a 60 MP selfie and curved OLED. No Google services and a legacy chip limit its appeal outside China.

01Display

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2023.

TypeCurved OLED, 120 Hz

Size6.7 inches

Resolution2,412 × 1,080 px

02Camera

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2023.

Main50 MP, f/1.9

Ultrawide8 MP

Selfie60 MP

03Performance

58/100

58/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2023.

ChipsetSnapdragon 778G (7 nm, legacy supply)

RAM8 GB

Storage256 GB + NM card

04Battery

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2023.

Capacity4,500 mAh

Wired66 W SuperCharge

05Build

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2023.

06Value

62/100

62/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2023.

What works

Slim 7.0 mm / 168 g.
60 MP selfie + curved OLED.
66 W charging.
Premium design.

What doesn't

No Google services.
Legacy 4G chip.
AppGallery app gap.
Pricey for specs.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of mid devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .