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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | HarmonyOS |
| 2017-01-13 | 2022-07-10 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.46 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | -- |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2652 x 1200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 428 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 60.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Dual Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Nova 10 Pro is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a general score of 79.6 against 75.8. The Huawei Nova 10 Pro design has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's heavier. The Huawei Nova 10 Pro counts with just a little better performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Nova 10 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei Nova 10 Pro has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a just a bit higher pixel density, a better 1200 x 2652px resolution and a lot bigger screen. The Huawei Nova 10 Pro counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a much better (4K) video definition, a lot better resolution back camera and a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light photography and videos.
Huawei Nova 10 Pro features a better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory. Huawei Nova 10 Pro has a very superior battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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