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| Global Score | |
| 81.6 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-10-19 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 129.00 | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 2 has a score of 81.6, which is a little bit better than Huawei nova 5T's global score of 80.8. Google Pixel 2's design has the same thickness than Huawei nova 5T, but it is lighter. The Huawei nova 5T has just a bit better performance than Google Pixel 2, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei nova 5T also has more RAM memory.
Google Pixel 2 counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a really smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a little better count of pixels per display inch. Huawei nova 5T captures better photographs and videos than Google Pixel 2, and although they both have the same video resolution, the same diafragm aperture and the same video frame rate, the Huawei nova 5T also has a lot larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a camera with a lot higher resolution.
The Huawei nova 5T's storage capacity for applications and games is just as good as the Google Pixel 2 one, they have equal internal storage capacity. Huawei nova 5T counts with a way better battery life than Google Pixel 2, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity instead of 2700mAh.
The Google Pixel 2 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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