Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.69 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 5T is a little bit better than Galaxy S5 Active, with a global score of 80.8 against 75.6. Although the Huawei nova 5T is a little heavier than the Galaxy S5 Active, it's thinner and way newer. Both devices in this comparison include Android OS, but the Huawei nova 5T has 10 version while Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Galaxy S5 Active counts with a more vivid display than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a bit greater pixel quantity in each display inch. Huawei nova 5T counts with much more memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Huawei nova 5T features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and 4 GB more RAM memory. Huawei nova 5T takes greater photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Huawei nova 5T also has a camera in the back with a way higher resolution.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with better battery life than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity.
Although Huawei nova 5T is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Galaxy S5 Active, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy S5 Active. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy Huawei nova 5T, but if you don't you can save some money and get the Galaxy S5 Active, resigning some specifications.
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