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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-10-26 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 346 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 3.52 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 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
Huawei nova 5T is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 20 X, getting an 80.8 score against 75.6. Huawei nova 5T is a newer phone, and it's also way lighter and just a bit thinner than the Huawei Mate 20 X. These phones work with Android OS, but the Huawei nova 5T has the previous 10 version and Huawei Mate 20 X has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with a bit more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a little better pixel density. The Huawei nova 5T's storage to store more apps and games is just as good as the Huawei Mate 20 X one, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage.
Huawei nova 5T has a processing unit that's very similar to the processing unit in Huawei Mate 20 X, both of them have a Octa-Core processing unit and 6 GB of RAM. The Huawei nova 5T captures way better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 20 X, although it has a smaller sensor which gives a lower image and video quality, they both have a same size camera aperture, the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates.
Huawei Mate 20 X counts with greater battery lifetime than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 33% bigger battery capacity.
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