Huawei nova 2 vs Huawei nova 2 Plus Specs Comparison

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Huawei nova 2 Huawei nova 2 Plus
2950 mAh
3340 mAh
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 11, 2017 Jul 11, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches
142.2 x 68.9 x 6.9 mm
6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches
153.9 x 74.9 x 6.9 mm
Weight
5.04 oz / 143.0 g 5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue Black, Gold, Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 70.39% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 72.30% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 1920x1080px, 401 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659 HiSilicon Kirin 659
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2950 mAh, Li - Polymer 3340 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
VoIP, 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 Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 19, 2017
FCC ID value: QISBAC-LX3
Measured SAR
Head: 1.30 W/kg
Body: 0.79 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.43 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.30 W/kg
Phablet: 3.11 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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