Huawei nova 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Specs Comparison

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Huawei nova 2 Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
2950 mAh
4000 mAh
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
6.0-inch · 2160x1080px
Dual camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
Released · Feb 22, 2018

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 11, 2017 Feb 14, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches
142.2 x 68.9 x 6.9 mm
6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches
158.5 x 75.45 x 8.05 mm
Weight
5.04 oz / 143.0 g 6.35 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 70.39% screen-to-body 6.0-inch, 77.44% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659 Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 506
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2950 mAh, Li - Polymer 4000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
8 MP
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
20 MP 5 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
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
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

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

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
with 32 GB storage
Memory 3GB/32GB
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