Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-07-01 | 2019-09-20 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Metal and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 5T has a global score of 80.8, which is better than Huawei P8max's 72.1 general score. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but Huawei nova 5T has older 10 version and Huawei P8max has Android 5.1 Lollipop. Huawei nova 5T's design is much newer and a lot lighter than the Huawei P8max's, but it is somewhat thicker.
Huawei nova 5T counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei P8max, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and more pixels per inch in the display. Huawei nova 5T features a bit better hardware performance than Huawei P8max, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 5T also has a greater amount of RAM.
Huawei nova 5T has slightly more storage to store more apps and games than Huawei P8max, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Huawei P8max has a bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 4360mAh battery size against 3750mAh.
The Huawei nova 5T shoots much better pictures and videos than Huawei P8max, because it has a back camera with a much better 48 megapixels resolution, a way higher video quality and a bigger aperture.
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