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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Huawei |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-08-30 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 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 509 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 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 | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 is just a bit better than HTC U12 Life, getting a general score of 80.8 against 74.4. Huawei nova 5T is a newer cellphone, and it's also just a little bit lighter and a bit thinner than the HTC U12 Life. These phones use Android OS, but Huawei nova 5T has the previous 10 version and HTC U12 Life has Android 8.1 Oreo.
Huawei nova 5T counts with just a little better hardware performance than HTC U12 Life, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei nova 5T also has 2 GB more RAM. The Huawei nova 5T has a little bit better looking screen than HTC U12 Life, because it has a quite better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, a little bit larger display and a just a bit higher amount of pixels in each inch of screen.
The Huawei nova 5T shoots much better photographs and videos than HTC U12 Life, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Huawei nova 5T also has a bigger camera aperture and a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera. The Huawei nova 5T features just a bit bigger memory to store more apps and games than HTC U12 Life, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei nova 5T features a bit superior battery duration than HTC U12 Life, because it has a 4 percent larger battery size.
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