Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 97.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-09-27 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.33 x 4.64 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 9.74 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Cosmos black and Space silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| $ 430.00 | $ 1980.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 7.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2152 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 362 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 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 | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.23 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4380mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy Fold is way better than the Huawei nova 5T, with a global score of 97.6 against 80.8. Although the Galaxy Fold and the Huawei nova 5T were released with only 0 months difference, the Galaxy Fold design is incredibly heavier but thinner than the Huawei nova 5T. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but the Galaxy Fold has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Huawei nova 5T has Android 10 version.
The Huawei nova 5T has a little sharper display than Galaxy Fold, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a little smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit higher display density. Galaxy Fold has a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 512 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Fold features a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy Fold also has 6 GB more RAM. The Huawei nova 5T shoots much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Fold, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for low-light captures and video and slower video frame rates, and they both have the same video definition, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a way larger camera sensor providing a much higher image quality and a way higher resolution back facing camera.
Galaxy Fold features a little better battery performance than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 4380mAh of battery capacity.
Although Samsung Galaxy Fold is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Huawei nova 5T, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Huawei nova 5T. If you want to save a few dollars, you can get Huawei nova 5T, and give up a few features and specs, but you'll get the most with your savings.
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