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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-07-20 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Huawei nova 5T is slightly better than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), getting a global score of 80.8 against 76.5. Both devices we compare here use Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei nova 5T has older 10 version while Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Huawei nova 5T body is just a little bit thinner and just a little bit lighter than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019), although both of them were released only a couple months apart.
The Huawei nova 5T features a little better performance than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 5T also has a greater amount of RAM. Huawei nova 5T features a little more vivid display than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher pixel count in each display inch and a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features a superior memory for applications and games than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has a SD card slot that allows up to 256 GB. The Huawei nova 5T captures much clearer photos and videos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Huawei nova 5T also has a back facing camera with a lot better 48 megapixels resolution and a lot better (4K) video resolution.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features a bit superior battery performance than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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