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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 5.68 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
The Huawei nova 5T has an overall score of 80.8, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport's 77.8 general score. The Huawei nova 5T design is extremely newer and somewhat thinner than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport's, although it's also a bit heavier. Both devices in this review come with Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei nova 5T has an older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport has Android 4.4.2.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy S5 Sport, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with 4 more processing cores and a greater amount of RAM. Galaxy S5 Sport has a better looking display than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a little greater screen pixel density.
Huawei nova 5T takes much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same video frame rate, the Huawei nova 5T also has a way larger back-facing camera sensor, a larger diafragm aperture to capture better photos and video in low-light environments and a lot more megapixels back camera.
The Huawei nova 5T features a much greater storage for applications and games than Galaxy S5 Sport, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei nova 5T has superior battery performance than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has a 34 percent bigger battery capacity.
Although Huawei nova 5T is a better device, it costs a lot more than Galaxy S5 Sport, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy S5 Sport. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can buy the Galaxy S5 Sport, letting go a couple features and specs, but you'll get the most with your money.
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