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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 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 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 | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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 just a bit better than Huawei nova 2, having a global score of 80.8 against 74.2. Huawei nova 5T is a notably newer device than the Huawei nova 2, but it is somewhat thicker and heavier. Both phones in this review use Android operating system, but the Huawei nova 5T has the previous 10 version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Huawei nova 5T has a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei nova 5T also has a higher amount of RAM. The Huawei nova 2 counts with a bit sharper display than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a lot smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a quite better quantity of pixels per screen inch.
Huawei nova 5T counts with a very superior camera than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have the same aperture, the Huawei nova 5T also has a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a way better resolution back facing camera. The Huawei nova 5T has a bit more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with better battery life than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 27% bigger battery capacity.
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