Huawei nova vs BlackBerry Classic Comparison and Differences

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Huawei nova

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Huawei nova or BlackBerry Classic Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei nova BlackBerry Classic
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Release date 2016, September 2014, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 141.2 x 69.1 x 7.1 mm | 5.56 x 5.56 x 2.72 in 131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm | 5.16 x 5.16 x 2.85 in
Weight 146 g | 5.15 oz 177 g | 6.24 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Prestige Gold, Mystic Silver, Titanium Grey, Obsidian Black Black, White, Blue, Bronze, Cobalt blue
Battery 3020 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2515 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 348 h (2G) / Up to 365 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 70 h
Keyboard QWERTY
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 3.5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 38.7 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 1:1 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.6% 40.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 720 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Functions HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP 2 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); EMUI 4.1 BlackBerry OS 10.3.1, upgradable to 10.3.2
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 225
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

GeekBench 5 Single Core 173
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 961
GeekBench 4 Single Core 854
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3651
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3074

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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - CAN-L01L11 
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 2100 - CAN-L02L12 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - CAN-L03L13
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600) - CAN-L01L11 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - CAN-L02L12 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700), 12(700), 17(700) - CAN-L03L13
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA model 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900) - USA model 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC No Yes
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort)
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

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

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--Optical trackpad
Versions
- Also known as BlackBerry Q20

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