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Huawei Nova 2i vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

    2.96 in
    6.15 in
    Huawei Nova 2i Mobile Phone
    Huawei Nova 2i
      2.76 in
      5.59 in
      Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      4
      3.8 out of 5
      4 user ratings
      5 stars
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      4 stars
      		75 %
      3 stars
      		25 %
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      30
      4.3 out of 5
      11 user ratings
      5 stars
      		36 %
      4 stars
      		54 %
      3 stars
      		9 %
      2 stars
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      User rating
      42
      4.3 out of 5
      42 user ratings
      5 stars
      		40 %
      4 stars
      		45 %
      3 stars
      		14 %
      2 stars
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      38
      4.4 out of 5
      38 user ratings
      5 stars
      		55 %
      4 stars
      		34 %
      3 stars
      		10 %
      2 stars
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      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
      Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 5.0
      CPU clock speed2.36 GHz2.1 GHz
      CPU cores8-core8-core
      CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 659Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
      GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T760
      RAM memory4 GB3 GB

      Display

      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
      Screen size5.9 in5.1 in
      Touchscreenyesyes
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDOLED
      Resolution1080 x 2160 px2560 x 1440 px
      TechnologyIPS TFT
      • Quad HD Super AMOLED
      • Super AMOLED
      Pixel density407.0 ppi576.0 ppi
      Dual screen supportnono
      Scratch resistant displaynoyes
      HDRnono

      Rear camera

      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
      Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
      Video recordingyesyes
      Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
      Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
      Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps
      Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
      Autofocusyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes
      Touch focusyesyes

      Front camera

      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
      Primary resolution13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

      Storage

      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
      Internal storage64 GB
      • 128 GB
      • 32 GB
      • 64 GB
      Memory card readeryesno
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC
      		No memory slot

      Design

      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Gold
      • Grey
      • White
      • Gold
      • Silver
      • Black
      • White
      • Grey
      • Pink
      • Green
      • Blue
      MaterialAluminumAluminum
      Water resistantnono
      Shock resistantnono

      Dimensions

      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
      Height6.15 in5.59 in
      Width2.96 in2.76 in
      Depth0.3 in0.28 in
      Weight5.78 oz4.66 oz

      Sensors

      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Fingerprintyesyes

      Connectivity

      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
      Dual sim supportyesno
      Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
      DLNA certifiednoyes
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.24.1
      Bluetooth profileA2DP
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      NFCnoyes
      Charging connectionUSB
      • USB
      • Wireless
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      USB version2.02.0
      USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
      Video outputNoMHL

      Cellular

      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Wireless networking standard
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      Data transmissionHSPA+
      • EDGE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • LTE
      • LTE Advanced
      Navigation systemGLONASS
      • A-GPS
      • BeiDou
      • GLONASS
      2G GSMyesyes
      3G UMTSyesyes
      4G LTEyesyes

      Battery

      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
      Replaceable batterynono
      Battery capacity3340.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
      Fast chargingnoyes
      Wireless charging noyes

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