Huawei Nova 5z vs realme X2

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Comparing the Huawei Nova 5z vs realme X2 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Nova 5z runs at a higher processing speed of 2.27 GHz, while realme X2 runs at 2.2 GHz, making Huawei Nova 5z the better performer.


Display: realme X2 offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Huawei Nova 5z offers 6.26 inches, making realme X2 the larger display of the two. realme X2 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Huawei Nova 5z's IPS LCD, making realme X2 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: realme X2 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Huawei Nova 5z offers 48 MP, making realme X2 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Huawei Nova 5z and realme X2 feature a 32 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Both Huawei Nova 5z and realme X2 offer the same 4000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both Huawei Nova 5z and realme X2 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

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Huawei Nova 5z
₹16,190
(Not Released in India)
realme X2
₹15,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

77%
79%

Release Date

01 Feb, 2020
20 Dec, 2019

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 730G
Octa Core (upto 2.27 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.26 inches (15.9 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
64 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

32 MP
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4000 mAh
4000 mAh
Fast Charging
30W VOOC Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
N/A
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Great performance
  • Good daytime photography
  • Decent battery

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Poor low-light photography
  • Chipset is now outdated

User Ratings

N/A
4.5/5
(36,937 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
266,028
AnTuTu Score

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Dec 20, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

EMUI
Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 810
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G

Processor

Octa core

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

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 470 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 470

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
8 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52 MP6
Adreno 618

RAM

6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

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
266,028

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
21.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
29.8 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.26 inches  (15.9 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)

Resolution

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

Aspect Ratio

N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

412 ppi
403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.21 %
84.07 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91.9 %

Design

Height

156.1 mm
158.7 mm

Width

73.9 mm
75.2 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

178 grams
182 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Gorilla Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
64 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.85.58 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size S5KGW1 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.66 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.77 mm focal length 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.77 mm focal length 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 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

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

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera3.81 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS 0.8µm pixel size

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 30W VOOC Charging v4.0 65% in 30 minutes

Battery Test Results

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

N/A
0h 58m 40s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

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 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.160 W/kg Body: 0.521 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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