Huawei Y7 Prime 2018 vs Huawei Nova 5

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Comparing the Huawei Y7 Prime 2018 vs Huawei Nova 5 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Nova 5 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.27 GHz, while Huawei Y7 Prime 2018 runs at 1.4 GHz, making Huawei Nova 5 the better performer.


Display: Huawei Nova 5 offers a screen size of 6.39 inches, while Huawei Y7 Prime 2018 offers 5.99 inches, making Huawei Nova 5 the larger display of the two. Huawei Nova 5 features a OLED display compared to Huawei Y7 Prime 2018'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 Y7 Prime 2018 offers 13 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 Y7 Prime 2018 offers 8 MP, making Huawei Nova 5 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Huawei Nova 5 offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while Huawei Y7 Prime 2018 offers 3000 mAh, making Huawei Nova 5 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Huawei Y7 Prime 2018 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Huawei Nova 5 offers 128 GB, making Huawei Y7 Prime 2018 the better option for storage.

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Huawei Y7 Prime 2018
₹14,990
(Not Released in India)
Huawei Nova 5
₹28,390
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Release Date

19 Jan, 2020
11 Mar, 2020
14 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 430
HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.27 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
3 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

5.99 inches (15.21 cm)
6.39 inches (16.23 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
OLED
AMOLED
720x1440 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
Camera
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP
32 MP
50 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
3500 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
Super Charging
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
128 GB
512 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

N/A
N/A
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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1 Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
HiSilicon Kirin 810
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 505
Mali-G52 MP6
Adreno 840

RAM

3 GB
8 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X
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
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
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
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
OLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.99 inches  (15.21 cm)
6.39 inches  (16.23 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

720x1440 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18:9
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

269 ppi
403 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

76.26 %
84.95 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

158.3 mm
157.4 mm
162.98 mm

Width

76.7 mm
74.8 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
7.3 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

155 grams
171 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera6x Digital Zoomf/1.8Back-illuminated sensor BSI
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
2 MP
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
6 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
32 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraBSI Sensor
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh
3500 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Super Charging 50% in 15 minutes
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
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
N/A
15h 10m

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

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
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) / 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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
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) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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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) / 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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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