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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-01-15 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 little bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7's 80.3 general score. Huawei nova 5T is a a little bit lighter and just a bit thinner phone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, although both were released with only a couple months difference. Huawei nova 5T features a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7. Both of them have a screen of the same size, the same 1080 x 2340 resolution and a higher pixels number per screen inch.
Huawei nova 5T has just a little better performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 5T also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Huawei nova 5T has just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, and although they both have a same size camera sensor, a same size diafragm aperture and a 48 megapixels resolution camera, the Huawei nova 5T also has a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has a superior storage capacity for apps and games than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 256 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has just a bit longer battery life than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3750mAh.
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