Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 vs Huawei Nova 2 Plus

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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
₹22,900
(Discontinued)
Huawei Nova 2 Plus
₹27,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

71%
72%

Release Date

15 Mar, 2017
22 May, 2019

Performance

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880
HiSilicon Kirin
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.9 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
8 MP
Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
20 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
3340 mAh
Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

32 GB
128 GB

Expert Review

4.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Great display
  • Great battery life
  • Good cameras
  • Samsung Pay Support
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Price could have been lower
  • No Nougat
  • No OIS support for the rear camera
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.1/5
(1,095 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
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User Feedback

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General

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Custom UI

N/A
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880
HiSilicon Kirin 659

CPU

Octa core, 1.9 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T830 MP3
Mali-T830 MP2

RAM

3 GB
4 GB

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A

Pixel Density

424 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.29 %
72.18 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4
N/A

Design

Height

146.1 mm
153.9 mm

Width

71.4 mm
74.9 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
6.9 mm

Weight

159 grams
169 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9
N/A
8 MP

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4000 x 3000 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
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/1.9 Primary CameraCMOS
20 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
3340 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 16 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
128 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
N/A

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
N/A

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) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
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SIM 2

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) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
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SAR Value

Head: 0.311 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Rear

Other Sensors

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

Applications

Samsung Pay
N/A