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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 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 | 9.13 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 5T has a score of 80.8, which is a bit better than Galaxy XCover 5's global score of 78.1. These phones include Android OS, but the Huawei nova 5T has 10 version while Galaxy XCover 5 has Android 11 version. Although Huawei nova 5T is older and a little bit heavier than the Galaxy XCover 5, it's body is still somewhat thinner.
Huawei nova 5T counts with a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a larger display, a way better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a better quantity of pixels per display inch. The Huawei nova 5T counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei nova 5T also has more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB. Huawei nova 5T has a much better camera than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Huawei nova 5T also has a lot higher (4K) video quality and a camera in the back with a much higher resolution.
Huawei nova 5T features improved battery life than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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