Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2017-07-11 | 2018-02-22 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 8.91 |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has an overall score of 75.8, which is slightly better than Huawei nova 2's 74.2 overall score. These phones use Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has the newer 8.0 Oreo version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat, giving you a couple nice extra features and a performance increase. Although it's the best cellphone we are comparing here, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro design is thicker and way heavier than the Huawei nova 2.
The Huawei nova 2 features just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Huawei nova 2 features a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a little bit lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a bit higher number of pixels per inch in the display.
Huawei nova 2 features a slightly better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, and although they both have a 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera, the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Huawei nova 2 also has a larger aperture to capture better low light captures and video.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro and Huawei nova 2 have extremely similar memory capacity to store more games and applications, both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 128 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro counts with greater battery performance than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 36 percent bigger battery size.
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