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Huawei Nova vs OnePlus 5

2.72 in
5.56 in
Huawei Nova Mobile Phone
Huawei Nova
2.92 in
6.07 in
OnePlus 5 Mobile Phone
OnePlus 5
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
10
3.7 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
20 %
4 stars
60 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
20 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
18
4.1 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
11 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
User rating
41
4.3 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
33
4.2 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
OnePlus 5OnePlus 5
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.1
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.45 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 506Qualcomm Adreno 540
RAM memory3 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 8 GB

Display

Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
OnePlus 5OnePlus 5
Screen size5.0 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
AMOLED
Pixel density443.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displaynoyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
OnePlus 5OnePlus 5
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps120.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
OnePlus 5OnePlus 5
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx

Storage

Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
OnePlus 5OnePlus 5
Internal storage32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesno

Design

Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
OnePlus 5OnePlus 5
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Magnesium
Aluminum
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
OnePlus 5OnePlus 5
Height5.56 in6.07 in
Width2.72 in2.92 in
Depth0.28 in0.29 in
Weight5.15 oz5.4 oz

Sensors

Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
OnePlus 5OnePlus 5
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
OnePlus 5OnePlus 5
Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.15.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX HD
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version1.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
OnePlus 5OnePlus 5
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyesyes

Battery

Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
OnePlus 5OnePlus 5
Replaceable batterynono
Battery capacity3020.0 mAh3300.0 mAh
Talk time33.0 h19.25 h
Fast chargingnoyes
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

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