Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2015-08-21 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm 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 |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| 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 Galaxy Note5 is a bit better than the Huawei nova 2, getting a score of 80.2 against 74.2. Even being the best cellphone we compare here, Galaxy Note5's body is older, just a bit thicker and somewhat heavier than Huawei nova 2. Galaxy Note5 has a slightly better display than Huawei nova 2, because it has a little bigger screen, a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a just a little greater pixels density.
Huawei nova 2 features just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note5. They have 8 cores and the same RAM amount. Huawei nova 2 counts with a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Huawei nova 2 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 128 GB.
Galaxy Note5 counts with a better camera than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video quality and a much more MP back camera. Samsung Galaxy Note5's battery duration is very similar to the battery duration in Huawei nova 2, although the Samsung Galaxy Note5 also has a 3000mAh battery capacity.
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