Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2021-06-17 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 8.18 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black and Forged Green |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 11.22 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 5T has a general score of 80.8, which is a bit better than the Motorola Defy (2021)'s score of 77.2. The Huawei nova 5T is an older phone than Motorola Defy (2021), but it's notably thinner and incredibly lighter anyway. Both phones we compare here include Android OS (operating system), but Huawei nova 5T has 10 version and Motorola Defy (2021) has Android 11 version.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with a bit faster processing unit than Motorola Defy (2021), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 5T also has 2 GB more RAM. Huawei nova 5T counts with a much better screen than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much greater pixel density and a much better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels.
Huawei nova 5T features a slightly better camera than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a smaller sensor capturing less light and duller colors and a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have a same resolution back-facing camera, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video quality.
Motorola Defy (2021) counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Motorola Defy (2021) has greater battery lifetime than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3750mAh.
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