OnePlus 7 vs Huawei Nova 5

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Comparing the OnePlus 7 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: OnePlus 7 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.84 GHz, while Huawei Nova 5 runs at 2.27 GHz, making OnePlus 7 the better performer.


Display: OnePlus 7 offers a screen size of 6.41 inches, while Huawei Nova 5 offers 6.39 inches, making OnePlus 7 the larger display of the two. OnePlus 7 features a Optic AMOLED display compared to Huawei Nova 5's OLED, making OnePlus 7 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both OnePlus 7 and Huawei Nova 5 feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Huawei Nova 5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while OnePlus 7 offers 16 MP, making Huawei Nova 5 better for front camera photography.


Battery: OnePlus 7 offers a higher battery capacity with 3700 mAh, while Huawei Nova 5 offers 3500 mAh, making OnePlus 7 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both OnePlus 7 and Huawei Nova 5 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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OnePlus 7
OnePlus 7
OnePlus 7
OnePlus 7
OnePlus 7
OnePlus 7
₹30,999
(Out of Stock)
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Huawei Nova 5
Huawei Nova 5
Huawei Nova 5
Huawei Nova 5
Huawei Nova 5
Huawei Nova 5
₹28,390
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

81%
78%

Release Date

01 Jun, 2019
11 Mar, 2020

Performance
Snapdragon 855
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.27 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display
6.41 inches (16.28 cm)
6.39 inches (16.23 cm)
Optic AMOLED
OLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A

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

Front Camera
16 MP
32 MP

Battery
3700 mAh
3500 mAh
Dash Charging
Super Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.0
N/A

Expert Review

8.0/10
Read Expert Review
N/A

Pros

  • VFM flagship
  • Clean software
  • Excellent performance
  • Borrows most high-end features from the Pro model
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Cameras could've been better
  • No 3.5mm dongle in the box
  • Not the best OnePlus phone money can buy
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5
(40,297 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

369,292
AnTuTu Score
N/A
11h 05m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

Videos
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There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jun 01, 2019
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

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

Custom UI

Oxygen OS
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
HiSilicon Kirin 810

Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Mali-G52 MP6

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
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.

369,292
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

19.1 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Optic AMOLED
OLED

Screen Size

6.41 inches  (16.28 cm)
6.39 inches  (16.23 cm)

Resolution

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

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
N/A

Pixel Density

402 ppi
403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.32 %
84.95 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v6
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

157.7 mm
157.4 mm

Width

74.8 mm
74.8 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
7.3 mm

Weight

182 grams
171 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle1/2.25" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera6x Digital Zoomf/1.8Back-illuminated sensor BSI
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.12µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4

Autofocus

Yes Contrast Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
No

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 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

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @480 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3700 mAh
3500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Dash Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes Super Charging 50% in 15 minutes

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.

11h 05m
N/A

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

2h 13m 39s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.0
N/A

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
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)

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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
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)

SAR Value

Head: 1.090 W/kg Body: 0.742 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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