Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | HTC |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2017-05-18 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black, Blue, Silver and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 5 |
| 409 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 4.96 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 5T has a global score of 80.8, which is just a bit better than the HTC U11's overall score of 77.6. Huawei nova 5T is a a little bit heavier phone than the HTC U11, but both have the same thickness. HTC U11 counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px and more pixels per screen inch.
The Huawei nova 5T features a bit better processing power than HTC U11, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei nova 5T also has more RAM. The Huawei nova 5T shoots much better photographs and videos than HTC U11, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a way more megapixels camera and a lot bigger sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
Huawei nova 5T counts with slightly more storage to store more apps and games than HTC U11, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Huawei nova 5T has superior battery duration than HTC U11, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity.
Although Huawei nova 5T is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the HTC U11, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as HTC U11. If you want to save some money, you can buy the HTC U11, and give up a couple features, but you will get the most with your budget.
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