Huawei Nova vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Huawei Nova

Announced On:September, 2016

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Announced On:January, 2017

Huawei Nova vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Huawei Nova	Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Price
EUR: €200	EUR: €190
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen	Candybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
141.2 x 69.1 x 7.1 mm (5.56 x 2.72 x 0.28 in)	146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm (5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight
146 g (5.15 oz)	157 g (5.54 oz)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back, aluminum frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Colors
Prestige Gold, Mystic Silver, Titanium Grey, Obsidian Black	Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
Models
CAN-L01L11, CAN-L02L12, CAN-L03L13, CAN-L11, CAN-L01, CAN-L12, CAZ-AL10, CAZ-TL10, CAN-L13	SM-A520F, SM-A520F, SM-A520K, SM-A520L, SM-A520S, SM-A520W, SM-A520FD

Type
Display
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED Always-on display
Size
5.0 inches, 68.9 cm² (~70.6% screen-to-body ratio)	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm² (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes	Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Technology
Network
GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CAN-L01L11	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 38 CAN-L01L11	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
32GB ROM, 3GB RAM	32GB ROM, 3GB RAM 64GB ROM, 3GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes	Yes
EDGE
Yes	Yes
Speed
HSPA, LTE	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
4.1, A2DP, LE	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
USB
USB Type-C	USB Type-C 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
No	Yes

Main Camera
Camera
12 MP, 1/2.9", 1.25µm, PDAF	16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF
Camera Features
HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
8 MP Video: 1080p@30fps	16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm Video: 1080p@30fps

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac	MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264	MP4/WMV/H.265
Radio
FM radio	FM radio

Operating System (OS)
Software
Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)	Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Upgradable
Upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)	Upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
UI
EMUI 4.1
Browser
HTML5	HTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)	Exynos 7880 (14 nm)
CPU
Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Mali-T830MP3
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
Yes	Yes
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Performance
Benchmarks
Basemark OS II 2.0: 1218 Basemark X: 10511	GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Po 3020 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
18W wired	18W wired
Talk Time
	Up to 16 h (3G)
Music Play
	Up to 53 h

Features
Additional Features
	ANT+ Samsung Pay

SAR EU
Misc
	0.52 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body)

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