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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-01-01 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 5T has a global score of 80.8, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)'s 74.9 score. Although Huawei nova 5T is a little bit thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), it's lighter and also way newer. Huawei nova 5T features a little better processing power than Galaxy A9 (2016), 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 a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px, a quite better quantity of pixels in each inch of display and a little bit bigger display. The Huawei nova 5T has much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) has just a bit longer battery performance than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 7 percent more battery size. Huawei nova 5T takes much better photos and videos than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same (4K) video definition, the Huawei nova 5T also has a larger aperture for better low-light captures and video and a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
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