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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XS is much better than Huawei nova 2 Plus, getting a score of 84.2 against 74.2. Although Apple iPhone XS is newer than Huawei nova 2 Plus, it is just a little bit thicker and a bit heavier. Apple iPhone XS features a faster CPU than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has less processing cores (but faster), and they both have the same RAM amount, the Apple iPhone XS also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
The iPhone XS features a bit sharper screen than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a little bit bigger display, a slightly higher 1125 x 2436 resolution and a quite greater pixels density. The iPhone XS shoots better pictures and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have the same resolution camera and a same size diafragm aperture, the iPhone XS also has a way higher video resolution.
The Huawei nova 2 Plus counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone XS, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Huawei nova 2 Plus also has a SD memory slot that admits up to 128 GB. The Huawei nova 2 Plus counts with superior battery performance than Apple iPhone XS, because it has 3340mAh of battery capacity against 2659mAh.
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