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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2021-09-20 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (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 + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 9.46 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 9 Pro is slightly better than the Galaxy S5 Active, getting a 79.3 score against 75.6. The Huawei nova 9 Pro construction is a lot newer and somewhat thinner than Galaxy S5 Active's, although it is just a bit heavier. The Huawei nova 9 Pro has HarmonyOS 2 operating system, and Galaxy S5 Active comes with Android 4.4.4 operating system.
The Galaxy S5 Active has a bit better screen than Huawei nova 9 Pro, although it has a much lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a little worse amount of pixels per display inch and a lot smaller screen. Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a much better storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei nova 9 Pro has a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with 4 more cpu cores (but slower) and a greater amount of RAM memory. Huawei nova 9 Pro has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a back facing camera with much more megapixels.
Huawei nova 9 Pro has a much longer battery duration than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 43% bigger battery capacity.
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