Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-11-01 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 516.00 | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (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 |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4070mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 bit better than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, getting an 80.8 score against 76. Huawei nova 5T's design is way newer than Xiaomi Mi Note 2's, although it's a little bit heavier and just a bit thicker. Both of these phones have Android OS, but Huawei nova 5T has 10 version while Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Huawei nova 5T features a little bit better performance than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, and although they both have 6 GB of RAM, the Huawei nova 5T also has 4 more cores. Huawei nova 5T has a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because it has a quite higher pixel number per display inch, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a little bit larger screen.
Xiaomi Mi Note 2 and Huawei nova 5T feature very similar memory capacity to install games and applications, both of them have the same internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has a bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 9 percent larger battery size. The Huawei nova 5T takes much better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Huawei nova 5T also has a way larger camera sensor taking lot higher quality photographs and videos, a way more mega-pixels camera in the back and a larger diafragm aperture for better photos in low-light situations.
The Huawei nova 5T is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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