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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-11 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 slightly better than the Huawei nova 2 Plus, with a score of 80.8 against 74.2. The Huawei nova 5T is a a lot newer phone than the Huawei nova 2 Plus, but it is somewhat thicker and just a bit heavier. Both devices in this review work with Android OS, but the Huawei nova 5T has the older 10 version and Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with a little bit better display than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a just a little better pixels quantity in each screen inch, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a little bigger screen. The Huawei nova 5T has a bit faster CPU than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei nova 5T also has more RAM.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with just a bit bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei nova 5T features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity.
The Huawei nova 5T has a lot better camera than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Huawei nova 5T also has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a camera with a much better 48 mega pixels resolution.
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