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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-10-14 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.25 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Diamond black and Twilight blue | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 11.55 |
| 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 | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 5T has a score of 80.8, which is much better than nubia Z20's 71.9 general score. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Huawei nova 5T has 10 version and nubia Z20 has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Huawei nova 5T is a a little bit lighter and thinner cellphone than the nubia Z20, although both were released only a couple months apart.
Nubia Z20 features a bit more vivid display than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a just a bit worse pixels amount in each inch of screen, and they both have an equal 1080 x 2340 resolution, the nubia Z20 also counts with a little larger display. Nubia Z20 and Huawei nova 5T count with really similar memory for games and applications, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Nubia Z20 features a bit better CPU than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the nubia Z20 also has a larger amount of RAM. The Huawei nova 5T features a little bit better camera than nubia Z20, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for capturing images and video in low-light situations, and they both have the same back-facing camera sensor size, the same resolution back-facing camera and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with higher 30 frames per second video frame rates.
Nubia Z20 counts with just a bit better battery performance than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
The Huawei nova 5T not only is the best phones in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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