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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-09-10 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Glacier |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 11.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | -- |
| 11.55 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.52 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 5T is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Duo, getting an 80.8 score against 78.8. The Huawei nova 5T body is a lot lighter than Microsoft Surface Duo, but it is much thicker and was released just a little further than a year before. These phones use the same Android 10 operating system, so you shouldn't perceive any differences in that aspect.
Microsoft Surface Duo features a bit better processing unit than Huawei nova 5T. Both of them have a 6 GB RAM and 8 processing cores. The Microsoft Surface Duo and Huawei nova 5T count with similar screens, because although the Microsoft Surface Duo has a little lower screen density, it also counts with a better resolution of 1800 x 2700 pixels and a bigger screen.
Huawei nova 5T shoots greater photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has lower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a camera in the back with lot more megapixels and a bigger aperture. The Microsoft Surface Duo has as much memory to store more apps and games as the Huawei nova 5T one, both have exactly the same internal storage.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with a little longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity against 3577mAh.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Huawei nova 5T is also by far the cheapest, which makes it very easy to pick between these devices.
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