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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.04 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 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 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 | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 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
The Apple iPhone XS has a general score of 84.2, which is better than Huawei nova 2's overall score of 74.2. The Apple iPhone XS is a newer phone than Huawei nova 2, although it is a little thicker and somewhat heavier. The iPhone XS features a bit better looking screen than Huawei nova 2, because it has a bigger screen, a bit higher resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels and a just a little more pixels per inch of screen.
Huawei nova 2 counts with a way bigger memory for apps and games than Apple iPhone XS, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei nova 2 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 128 GB. The iPhone XS counts with a quite superior hardware performance than Huawei nova 2, because although it has 2 lesser cpu cores (although faster), and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the iPhone XS also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The Huawei nova 2 features a bit longer battery performance than iPhone XS, because it has an 11% larger battery capacity. The Apple iPhone XS takes much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a same size aperture and the same resolution back camera, the Apple iPhone XS also has a lot better video resolution.
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