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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 13 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2023-09-15 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 5T has a score of 80.8, which is a bit better than the Fairphone 5's 75.5 score. The Huawei nova 5T is an notably older phone than Fairphone 5, but Huawei was able to make it thinner and somewhat lighter anyway. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but the Huawei nova 5T has the older 10 version and Fairphone 5 has Android 13 version.
The Fairphone 5 counts with a little faster CPU than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Fairphone 5 also has more RAM memory. The Fairphone 5 counts with a little more vivid screen than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a slightly better resolution of 1224 x 2700, a bit bigger screen and a little greater quantity of pixels per screen inch.
The Fairphone 5 features a much better storage capacity to install games and applications than Huawei nova 5T, because it has more internal memory capacity. The Fairphone 5 features a little longer battery performance than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity. The Huawei nova 5T captures much better videos and photos than Fairphone 5, because although it has a lot tinier sensor giving a way worse image quality and a back facing camera with lesser mega pixels, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better photos and videos in low-light environments.
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