Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 5.1 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-08-13 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.40 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 439.00 | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 28 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 has a global score of 80.8, which is slightly better than Galaxy S6 edge+'s 79.3 general score. Both of these devices have Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei nova 5T has a more recent 10 version while Galaxy S6 edge+ has Android 5.1. The Huawei nova 5T is a much newer cellphone than the Galaxy S6 edge+, although it is thicker and heavier.
Galaxy S6 edge+ has a more vivid screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better count of pixels per inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. Huawei nova 5T features a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has 128 GB internal memory.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with a faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has 7 more processing cores and a higher amount of RAM. The Huawei nova 5T features better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a 25 percent bigger battery size. Huawei nova 5T has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Huawei nova 5T also has a larger camera aperture for better low-light images, a back camera with a much higher 48 mega-pixels resolution and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot better image quality.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Huawei nova 5T is also cheaper than the other phone.
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