Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 94.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-09-18 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 5.05 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 9.95 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Mystic black and Mystic bronze |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 1930.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 7.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2208 x 1768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 372 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") 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 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.32 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is much better than the Huawei nova 5T, with a 94.6 score against 80.8. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 body is newer and thinner than Huawei nova 5T's, although it is also much heavier. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 has the newer 11 version while Huawei nova 5T has Android 10, providing the user a couple additional features and some performance improvements.
Huawei nova 5T has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy Z Fold 2, because although it has a little smaller display and a much lower 1080 x 2340px resolution, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixels amount per inch in the display. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 has much more memory for applications and games than Huawei nova 5T, because it has more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 counts with a little faster CPU than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 also has more RAM memory. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 counts with better battery life than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity. The Huawei nova 5T captures much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2, because although it has worse video frame rate and a tinier camera sensor capturing lower quality pictures and videos, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution and a same size aperture, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a back facing camera with much more mega pixels.
Although Galaxy Z Fold 2 is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Huawei nova 5T, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Huawei nova 5T. If you want to save a few dollars, you can get Huawei nova 5T, and give up a few specs and features, but you'll get the most out of your savings.
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