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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android |
| 2014-06-23 | 2022-07-20 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 2.91 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 60.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Dual Nano SIM Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 10 has an overall score of 79.2, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's score of 75.6. The Huawei nova 10 is a a lot newer device, and it's also just a bit lighter and way thinner than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. Huawei nova 10 comes with Android OS, while Samsung Galaxy S5 Active counts with Android 4.4.4 OS.
The Galaxy S5 Active counts with a sharper display than Huawei nova 10, because although it has a really smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a just a little higher display pixel density. The Huawei nova 10 features a lot bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei nova 10 has just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with 6 GB more RAM memory and more cpu cores. The Huawei nova 10 features a better camera than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Huawei nova 10 also has a camera in the back with a lot higher resolution.
The Huawei nova 10 has a much longer battery performance than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
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