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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 5T has a general score of 80.8, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s 79.2 general score. Huawei nova 5T is a newer and just a little bit thinner cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), but it is just a bit heavier. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little bit better looking screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display.
The Huawei nova 5T features a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 5T also has 2 GB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
The Huawei nova 5T features better battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 25 percent greater battery capacity. The Huawei nova 5T shoots much better photographs and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for low-light photography, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video quality and a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
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