Samsung Galaxy C5 vs Huawei Nova

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy C5 vs Huawei Nova across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Nova runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy C5 runs at 1.5 GHz, making Huawei Nova the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy C5 offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Huawei Nova offers 5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy C5 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy C5 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Huawei Nova's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy C5 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy C5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Huawei Nova offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy C5 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy C5 and Huawei Nova feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Huawei Nova offers a higher battery capacity with 3020 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy C5 offers 2600 mAh, making Huawei Nova better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy C5 and Huawei Nova offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

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Samsung Galaxy C5
₹22,990
(Discontinued)
Huawei Nova
₹29,790
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

69%
69%

Release Date

N/A
01 Oct, 2016

Performance

Snapdragon 617
Snapdragon 625
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
3020 mAh
Quick Charging
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

32 GB
32 GB

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

N/A
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Processor

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405
Adreno 506

RAM

4 GB
3 GB

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

424 ppi
441 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.8 %
N/A

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

145.9 mm
N/A

Width

72 mm
N/A

Thickness

6.7 mm
N/A

Weight

143 grams
N/A

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Avg

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9
12 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color 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
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

N/A
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2600 mAh
3020 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.0

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
Back

Other Sensors

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