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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 5T is slightly better than the Galaxy S7, having an 80.8 score against 79.5. Huawei nova 5T is a somewhat heavier cellphone than the Galaxy S7, but both have the same thickness. Galaxy S7 has a better display than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixel quantity per inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
Huawei nova 5T features a quite bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Huawei nova 5T counts with a bit faster processor than Galaxy S7, because it has a greater number of cores (and they are faster) and 2 GB more RAM.
The Huawei nova 5T has better battery life than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity. Huawei nova 5T has a superior camera than Galaxy S7, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not good for taking images or videos in low-light situations, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a bigger camera sensor providing a better image quality and a camera with way more megapixels.
Although Huawei nova 5T is a better device, it costs a lot more than Samsung Galaxy S7, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Samsung Galaxy S7. If you want to save some money, you can get the Samsung Galaxy S7, letting go a couple features, but you'll get the most out of your savings.
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