Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-08-20 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Just black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 349.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 444 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.79 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
The Google Pixel 4a is a bit better than the Huawei nova 5T, getting an 82.9 score against 80.8. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but Google Pixel 4a has a more recent 11 version while Huawei nova 5T has Android 10, giving some additional features. Google Pixel 4a is a newer and somewhat lighter cellphone than the Huawei nova 5T, but it is also just a little bit thicker.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with a bit faster processing unit than Google Pixel 4a. Both of them have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores. Google Pixel 4a counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 2340 resolution, the Google Pixel 4a also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the display.
Huawei nova 5T has a much better camera than Google Pixel 4a, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for shooting pictures and videos in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a back camera with a much better resolution and a much bigger back camera sensor taking much better quality videos and photographs.
The Google Pixel 4a features as much memory capacity to store more games and applications as Huawei nova 5T, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Huawei nova 5T has longer battery duration than Google Pixel 4a, because it has a 19 percent larger battery capacity.
Google Pixel 4a is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making it a great choice.
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