Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-10-25 | 2016-06-01 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.73 |
| 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy C5 has an overall score of 76.4, which is a little bit better than Huawei nova 2i's 72.4 score. Both devices in our current comparison have Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy C5 has the older 6.0 Marshmallow version and Huawei nova 2i has Android 7.0 Nougat. The Galaxy C5 body is thinner and somewhat lighter than the Huawei nova 2i, despite of the fact that it was released only 17 months before.
Huawei nova 2i features just a bit better display than Galaxy C5, because although it has a just a little lower pixel quantity in each display inch, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution and a quite bigger display. The Galaxy C5's memory to store more games and applications is very similar to the Huawei nova 2i one, both of them have a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 128 GB and exactly the same 64 GB internal memory.
Huawei nova 2i counts with a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy C5. Both have 8 CPU cores and the same RAM memory amount. The Galaxy C5 features a better camera than Huawei nova 2i. Both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the same video frame rate and a same resolution back camera. The Huawei nova 2i counts with improved battery life than Galaxy C5, because it has a 28 percent greater battery capacity.
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