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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | OnePlus |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-04-29 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Onyx black and Polar silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 800.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Kryo 585 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.16 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 5T is just a bit better than the OnePlus 8 UW, getting an 80.8 score against 75.9. These devices include the same Android 10 OS. The Huawei nova 5T design has the same thickness than the OnePlus 8 UW, but it's a little lighter. The OnePlus 8 UW features a bit better CPU than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have the same number of cores, the OnePlus 8 UW also has more RAM memory.
OnePlus 8 UW has a bit better display than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little bit lower pixel density, it also counts with a little bit higher 1080 x 2400px resolution and a little bit bigger screen. OnePlus 8 UW's memory to install applications and games is just as good as the Huawei nova 5T one, both of them have exactly the same internal memory.
The OnePlus 8 UW counts with a bit better camera than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the same back camera sensor size, the same resolution camera and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the OnePlus 8 UW also has higher video frame rates. OnePlus 8 UW has just a bit better battery performance than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity.
Huawei nova 5T is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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