Huawei nova vs Huawei nova 2i Specs Comparison

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Huawei nova Huawei nova 2i
Released · Oct 15, 2016
Released · Oct 25, 2017
5.0-inch
5.9-inch
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
3020 mAh
3340 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016 Oct 02, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
€399

Design

Dimensions
5.56 x 2.72 x 0.28 inches
141.2 x 69.1 x 7.1 mm
6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches
156.2 x 75.2 x 7.5 mm
Weight
5.15 oz (146.0 g) 5.78 oz (164.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 70.64% screen-to-body 5.9-inch, 76.49% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 2160x1080px, 409 PPI
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm)
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 (LPDDR3)/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 3340 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
16 MP (PDAF)
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 13 MP (Dual-Camera)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
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, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 2
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM

Phone Features

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