Huawei nova 5z vs Huawei nova 2s Comparison and Differences

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Huawei nova 5z or Huawei nova 2s Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei nova 5z Huawei nova 2s
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Release date 2019, October 2017, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.1 x 73.9 x 8.3 mm | 6.15 x 6.15 x 2.91 in 156.9 x 75.1 x 7.5 mm | 6.18 x 6.18 x 2.96 in
Weight 178 g | 6.28 oz 169 g | 5.96 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, Aurora, Emerald Green Black, Gray, Red, Rose Gold, Light Blue
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3340 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.26" in 6" in
Screen area 96.2 cm2 92.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 83.4% 78.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 412 PPI 403 PPI
Other specs - DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide) dedicated macro camera
-2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
-16 MP, f/1.8, PDAF
-20 MP B/W, f/1.8
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 20 MP, Dual
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0 20 MP, f/2.0
2 MP, depth sensor
Functions HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1 Android 8.0 (Oreo); EMUI 8
Chipset - HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm) - HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G52 MP6 Mali-G71 MP8
External memory NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 283500
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 403
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1294
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1306
GeekBench 5 Single Core 381
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1500
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1893
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6386
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 10902

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA
-4G - LTE
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
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 - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 20W

- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W
Versions
- Versions: SPN-AL00, SPN-TL00 (China)

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