Huawei Nova 5T vs Huawei Nova 6

Comparing the Huawei Nova 5T vs Huawei Nova 6 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Nova 6 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.86 GHz, while Huawei Nova 5T runs at 2.6 GHz, making Huawei Nova 6 the better performer.

Display: Huawei Nova 6 offers a screen size of 6.57 inches, while Huawei Nova 5T offers 6.26 inches, making Huawei Nova 6 the larger display of the two. Huawei Nova 5T features a IPS LCD display compared to Huawei Nova 6's LTPS LCD, making Huawei Nova 5T the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Huawei Nova 5T offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Huawei Nova 6 offers 40 MP, making Huawei Nova 5T better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Huawei Nova 5T and Huawei Nova 6 feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Huawei Nova 6 offers a higher battery capacity with 4100 mAh, while Huawei Nova 5T offers 3750 mAh, making Huawei Nova 6 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Huawei Nova 5T and Huawei Nova 6 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Huawei Nova 5T

₹27,290

(Not Released in India)

Huawei Nova 6

₹32,449

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

02 Apr, 2020

20 Feb, 2020

06 May, 2026

Performance


HiSilicon Kirin	HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.86 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.26 inches (15.9 cm)	6.57 inches (16.69 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD	LTPS LCD	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Primary Camera	40 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
16 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
2 MP Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP Depth Camera	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP	32 MP + 8 MP	50 MP

Battery


3750 mAh	4100 mAh	6500 mAh
Super Charging	Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.5/5

(170 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v10 (Q)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

EMUI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Excellent

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 980

HiSilicon Kirin 990

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.92 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.86 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2.09 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.86 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G76 MP10

Mali-G76 MP16

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

LTPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.26 inches (15.9 cm)

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

412 ppi

401 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.23 %

84.67 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

154.2 mm

162.6 mm

150.83 mm

Width

73.9 mm

75.7 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

8.5 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

174 grams

197 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

40 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.817 mm focal length

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera27 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

2 MP
f/2.4

8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera80 mm focal length

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Continuous autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

8500 x 4700 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

Auto Flash
Face detection

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle 105° field-of-view Camera

N/A

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3750 mAh

4100 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Super Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes Fast Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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