Huawei Nova 5 vs Huawei Nova 4

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Comparing the Huawei Nova 5 vs Huawei Nova 4 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Nova 4 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while Huawei Nova 5 runs at 2.27 GHz, making Huawei Nova 4 the better performer.


Display: Huawei Nova 4 offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Huawei Nova 5 offers 6.39 inches, making Huawei Nova 4 the larger display of the two. Huawei Nova 5 features a OLED display compared to Huawei Nova 4's IPS LCD, making Huawei Nova 5 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Huawei Nova 5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Huawei Nova 4 offers 20 MP, making Huawei Nova 5 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Huawei Nova 5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Huawei Nova 4 offers 25 MP, making Huawei Nova 5 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Huawei Nova 4 offers a higher battery capacity with 3750 mAh, while Huawei Nova 5 offers 3500 mAh, making Huawei Nova 4 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Huawei Nova 5 and Huawei Nova 4 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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Huawei Nova 5
₹28,390
(Not Released in India)
Huawei Nova 4
₹32,190
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

78%
78%

Release Date

11 Mar, 2020
30 Jan, 2020

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.27 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.39 inches (16.23 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
OLED
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2310 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
20 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Camera
N/A

Front Camera

32 MP
25 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
3750 mAh
Super Charging
Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 810
HiSilicon Kirin 970

Processor

Octa core

2.27 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.88 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

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

Co-Processor

N/A
i7

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52 MP6
Mali-G72 MP12

RAM

8 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

OLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.39 inches  (16.23 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2310 px (FHD+)

Pixel Density

403 ppi
398 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.95 %
86.28 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

157.4 mm
157 mm

Width

74.8 mm
75.1 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
7.7 mm

Weight

171 grams
172 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera6x Digital Zoomf/1.8Back-illuminated sensor BSI
20 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus Continuous autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
5160 x 3872 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

6 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

N/A
3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraBSI Sensor
25 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3500 mAh
3750 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Super Charging 50% in 15 minutes
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Rear

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope