Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | LG |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-07-11 | 2016-03-31 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 5.88 x 2.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 554 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 12.76 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 2800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The LG G5 has a global score of 76.1, which is a bit better than Huawei nova 2's overall score of 74.2. The LG G5 is an older, just a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier cellphone than Huawei nova 2. These devices work with Android OS, but LG G5 has a newer 8.0 Oreo version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat, providing lots of additional features.
LG G5 counts with a slightly better display than Huawei nova 2, because it has a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution, more pixels per inch in the screen and a little larger display. Huawei nova 2 has just a bit better performance than LG G5, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Huawei nova 2 also has 4 more cores.
The LG G5 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a same size aperture, the LG G5 also has a back facing camera with lot more megapixels and a lot higher video resolution. LG G5 features a superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB.
The Huawei nova 2 has a little longer battery performance than LG G5, because it has a 2950mAh battery capacity.
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