Huawei Nova 2S vs Honor 7X

Comparing the Huawei Nova 2S vs Honor 7X across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Nova 2S runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while Honor 7X runs at 2.36 GHz, making Huawei Nova 2S the better performer.

Display: Huawei Nova 2S offers a screen size of 6 inches, while Honor 7X offers 5.93 inches, making Huawei Nova 2S the larger display of the two. Huawei Nova 2S features a AMOLED display compared to Honor 7X's IPS LCD, making Huawei Nova 2S the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Huawei Nova 2S offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Honor 7X offers 16 MP, making Huawei Nova 2S better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Huawei Nova 2S offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Honor 7X offers 8 MP, making Huawei Nova 2S better for front camera photography.

Battery: Both Huawei Nova 2S and Honor 7X offer the same 3340 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Huawei Nova 2S offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Honor 7X offers 32 GB, making Huawei Nova 2S the better option for storage.

User Rating: Honor 7X receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Huawei Nova 2S has a rating of 4.

Huawei Nova 2S

₹26,990

(Discontinued)

Honor 7X

₹14,500

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

21 Dec, 2018

07 Dec, 2017

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


HiSilicon Kirin	HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.0 inches (15.24 cm)	5.93 inches (15.06 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
AMOLED	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
1080x2160 px (FHD+)	1080x2160 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


20 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
16 MP Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


20 MP + 2 MP	8 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


3340 mAh	3340 mAh	6000 mAh
Fast Charging	N/A	33W Fast Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

64 GB	32 GB	128 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

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N/A

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Sleek 18:9 form factor
Smooth daily performance
Good battery life

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Camera struggles in low light
Slippery finish
No dedicated microSD card slot

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4/5

(3 ratings)

4.2/5

(28,692 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Dec 07, 2017

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

EMUI

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Avg

Very Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 960

HiSilicon Kirin 659

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Co-Processor

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G71 MP8

Mali-T830 MP2

Adreno 810

RAM

4 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)

5.93 inches (15.06 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18:9

20:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi

407 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

78.84 %

77.01 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Scratch-resistant glass

Corning Gorilla Glass

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

156.9 mm

156.5 mm

164.4 mm

Width

75.1 mm

75.3 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm

7.6 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

169 grams

165 grams

210 grams

Build Material

N/A

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.9" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.25µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

16 MP

2 MP
Depth Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

5160 x 3872 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
f/2 Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera27 mm focal length

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

2 MP
Camera

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3340 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 20 Hours(3G)

Up to 21 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

N/A

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

32 GB / 64 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.23 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v4.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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