Huawei nova vs Huawei nova 2 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016	Jul 11, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
€399

Design

Dimensions
5.56 x 2.72 x 0.28 inches 141.2 x 69.1 x 7.1 mm	5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches 142.2 x 68.9 x 6.9 mm
Weight
5.15 oz (146.0 g)	5.04 oz (143.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Black, Gold, Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 70.64% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 70.39% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI	1920x1080px, 441 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953	HiSilicon Kirin 659
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3020 mAh, Li - Polymer	2950 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
	8 MP Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	20 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Yes	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
38	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	6, 5, 8, 1
Data Speed
	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 09, 2016 FCC ID value: QISCAN-LX1
Measured SAR
Head: 1.42 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.43 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
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