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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 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-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 5T is a bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a overall score of 80.8 against 75.8. The Huawei nova 5T construction has the same thickness than the Galaxy A5 (2017), but it is just a little bit heavier. Huawei nova 5T has a little bit better performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei nova 5T also has more RAM.
Huawei nova 5T has a slightly better screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a bit less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a bigger display. Huawei nova 5T features a bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a much better video definition, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better images and videos in low light situations and a camera with a way better resolution. The Huawei nova 5T counts with longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 3750mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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