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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2016-09-16 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 3.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| 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
The Apple iPhone 7 is slightly better than the Huawei nova 2, having an 81.6 score against 74.2. Although the Apple iPhone 7 is older and a bit thicker than the Huawei nova 2, it's construction is still just a little lighter. The Huawei nova 2 counts with a bit more powerful processor than Apple iPhone 7, because it has a larger number of cores and a larger amount of RAM.
Huawei nova 2 has a bit sharper display than iPhone 7, because it has a way higher 1080 x 1920 resolution, a higher screen density and a quite larger display. The Apple iPhone 7 has a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPhone 7 has a slightly better camera than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture and a back camera with a 12 megapixels, the Apple iPhone 7 also has a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution. Huawei nova 2 features a much better battery lifetime than iPhone 7, because it has a 2950mAh battery size against 1960mAh.
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