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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.45 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Apple iPhone 8 Plus is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 5T, getting an 87.1 score against 80.8. Apple iPhone 8 Plus is an older and somewhat heavier cellphone than the Huawei nova 5T, but Apple managed to make it a bit thinner anyway. The iPhone 8 Plus counts with a bit better looking display than Huawei nova 5T, although it has a bit worse 1080 x 1920px resolution, a little bit smaller screen and a quite inferior pixels quantity in each inch in the screen.
The iPhone 8 Plus has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei nova 5T, because it has more internal memory. The iPhone 8 Plus has a little bit better processing power than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has 2 lesser and slower CPU cores and less RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
The Huawei nova 5T takes better pictures and videos than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has lower video frame rate, and they both have a F1.8 camera aperture and the same video quality, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a way better 48 MP resolution back camera and a much bigger sensor which offers a lot higher image and video quality.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity against 2691mAh.
Although iPhone 8 Plus is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Huawei nova 5T, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Huawei nova 5T. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy iPhone 8 Plus, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and get the Huawei nova 5T, giving up a couple specs and features.
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