Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-10-25 | 2017-07-07 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Silver |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 611.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-T880 MP12 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.2 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition is better than Huawei nova 2i, having a general score of 80.4 against 72.4. Despite being the best in this comparison, we must tell that it is also just a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker. The Huawei nova 2i and the Galaxy Note Fan Edition both have quite similar CPUs, both of them have a 4 GB RAM and 8 CPU cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a bit more vivid display than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a higher pixels amount per inch in the screen. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition counts with a better camera than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has a lot lower 12 mega-pixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video definition.
Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a slightly better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 2i, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition also has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei nova 2i features just a bit better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has 3340mAh of battery capacity.
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