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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-01-15 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 11.55 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, 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 the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, getting an 80.8 score against 80.3. Even though Huawei nova 5T and Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 were released with only 8 months difference, Huawei nova 5T is a little lighter and a little thinner. Huawei nova 5T counts with a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei nova 5T also has a greater amount of RAM.
Huawei nova 5T counts with a little more vivid display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7. Both of them have a greater pixel number in each inch in the screen, a display of the same size and an equal 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution. Huawei nova 5T features a little bit better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, and although they both have a back facing camera with a 48 MP resolution, a same size diafragm aperture and a 0.5 inches back-facing camera sensor, the Huawei nova 5T also has a lot better (4K) video definition.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features a much greater storage to install applications and games than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 256 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has a little better battery performance than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3750mAh.
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