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Huawei Nova vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5

    2.72 in
    5.56 in
    Huawei Nova Mobile Phone
    Huawei Nova
      2.97 in
      6.24 in
      Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Mobile Phone
      Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      10
      3.7 out of 5
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      5 stars
      		20 %
      4 stars
      		60 %
      3 stars
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      2 stars
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      1 stars
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      8
      4.0 out of 5
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      5 stars
      		0 %
      4 stars
      		100 %
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      User rating
      41
      4.3 out of 5
      41 user ratings
      5 stars
      		46 %
      4 stars
      		39 %
      3 stars
      		12 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
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      38
      4.3 out of 5
      38 user ratings
      5 stars
      		44 %
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      3 stars
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      Hardware

      Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
      Xiaomi Redmi Note 5Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
      Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.1
      CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.6 GHz
      CPU cores8-coreQuad-core
      CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953Kryo 260
      GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 506Qualcomm Adreno 509
      RAM memory3 GB4 GB

      Display

      Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
      Xiaomi Redmi Note 5Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
      Touchscreenyesyes
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDLCD
      Resolution1080 x 1920 px1080 x 2160 px
      Technology
      • IPS
      • IPS TFT
      		IPS TFT
      Pixel density443.0 ppi403.0 ppi

      Rear camera

      Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
      Xiaomi Redmi Note 5Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
      Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
      LED Flashyesyes

      Front camera

      Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
      Xiaomi Redmi Note 5Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
      Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

      Storage

      Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
      Xiaomi Redmi Note 5Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
      Internal storage32 GB64 GB

      Design

      Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
      Xiaomi Redmi Note 5Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Gold
      • Grey
      • Pink
      • Silver
      • Titanium
      • Titanium grey
      • White
      • Black
      • Gold
      • Silver

      Dimensions

      Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
      Xiaomi Redmi Note 5Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
      Height5.56 in6.24 in
      Width2.72 in2.97 in
      Depth0.28 in0.32 in
      Weight5.15 oz6.38 oz

      Sensors

      Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
      Xiaomi Redmi Note 5Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Digital compassyesyes
      Fingerprintyesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes

      Connectivity

      Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
      Xiaomi Redmi Note 5Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
      Bluetoothyesyes
      USB version1.02.0

      Cellular

      Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
      Xiaomi Redmi Note 5Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
      Navigation system
      • A-GPS
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      		GLONASS
      4G LTEyesyes

      Battery

      Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
      Xiaomi Redmi Note 5Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
      Fast chargingnoyes

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

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