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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Blue and Red |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 5.28 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport has an overall score of 77.8, which is slightly better than Huawei nova 2 Plus's global score of 74.2. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport construction is just a bit lighter than Huawei nova 2 Plus, although it's extremely thicker and was released 3 years before. Both phones we compare here come with Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport has an older 4.4.2 version and Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport features a much better looking display than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of screen. Galaxy S5 Sport features a little faster CPU than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a graphics processing unit.
Galaxy S5 Sport features a slightly better camera than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution and a camera with a much better resolution. Huawei nova 2 Plus has a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy S5 Sport, and although they both have an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB, the Huawei nova 2 Plus also has more internal memory.
The Huawei nova 2 Plus has superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has a 19 percent bigger battery size.
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