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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| 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 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 5T is slightly better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), with an 80.8 score against 75.8. Huawei nova 5T's design has the same thickness than the Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's a bit heavier. The Huawei nova 5T counts with just a little better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei nova 5T also has more RAM memory.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with a slightly better looking display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little worse pixels quantity per display inch, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a bigger screen. The Huawei nova 5T features a greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Huawei nova 5T features a much better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger diafragm aperture, a back camera with lot more megapixels and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. The Huawei nova 5T features superior battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity.
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