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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-08-18 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 9.13 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| 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 Huawei nova 5T has a general score of 80.8, which is slightly better than the Huawei nova 3i's overall score of 73.7. The Huawei nova 5T body is newer, but a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker than Huawei nova 3i. These phones include Android OS, but the Huawei nova 5T has the older 10 version and Huawei nova 3i has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
The Huawei nova 5T has a bit more vivid screen than Huawei nova 3i. Both of them have the same amount of pixels per inch of display, the same resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a display of the same size. Huawei nova 3i has much more storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Huawei nova 3i also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 256 GB.
The Huawei nova 5T has a little faster processing unit than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 5T also has more RAM. The Huawei nova 5T counts with just a bit longer battery life than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity. The Huawei nova 5T counts with a lot better camera than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a larger aperture for better low light photos and videos, a much better 48 mega pixels resolution back facing camera and a way higher (4K) video quality.
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