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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11 | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2021-03-12 | 2021-09-20 |
| 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| LCD | OLED |
| 311 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 9 Pro is a little bit better than Galaxy XCover 5, with a overall score of 79.3 against 78.1. The Huawei nova 9 Pro has HarmonyOS 2 OS, while Galaxy XCover 5 has Android 11 OS. The Huawei nova 9 Pro design is thinner but a bit heavier than Galaxy XCover 5, and they were released with only 6 months difference.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro has a more vivid screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a larger screen, a much higher 1236 x 2676 resolution and more pixels per display inch. The Huawei nova 9 Pro has just a little better performance than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Huawei nova 9 Pro features a bit better camera than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low light captures and video, it also counts with a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a way higher video definition. The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has a very superior storage to install games and applications than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows up to 1 TB.
Huawei nova 9 Pro has improved battery performance than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 33 percent greater battery capacity.
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