Huawei nova 2 plus vs Google Pixel Comparison and Differences

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Huawei nova 2 plus

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Huawei nova 2 plus or Google Pixel Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei nova 2 plus Google Pixel
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Release date 2017, May 2016, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153.9 x 74.9 x 6.9 mm | 6.06 x 6.06 x 2.95 in 143.8 x 69.5 x 8.5 mm | 5.66 x 5.66 x 2.74 in
Weight 169 g | 5.96 oz 143 g | 5.04 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back
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Colors Aurora Blue, Grass Green, Streamer Gold, Obsidian Black, Rose Gold Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue
Battery 3340 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2770 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 456 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 26 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 110 h
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.3% 69.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12.3 MP, Single
Camera specs -12, f/1.8, 1.25µm, PDAF
-8 MP
-12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, PDAF & laser AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@240fps
DxOMark Main Score 90
DxOMark Photo 90
DxOMark Video 91
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2'', 1.4µm
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.0 (Nougat); EMUI 5.1 Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 530
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/128 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 213 326
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 767 755
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2484
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 996
GeekBench 5 Single Core 193 307
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 872 848
GeekBench 4 Single Core 910 1626
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3542 4014
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3002 7705
GeekBench 4 Battery 1738

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.61 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging

- Fast battery charging
- Splash and dust resistant
Versions
- Versions: BAC-L03 (Europe, Global Single-SIM); BAC-L23 (Global Dual-SIM); BAC-AL00 (China)

- Versions: Global, USA, North America

Reviews and Opinions on Huawei nova 2 plus and Google Pixel

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Rav king
2023-01-16 19:49:35
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I think Huawei Nova 2 is 5% more than google pixel 4xl