Huawei nova Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016	Feb 20, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
€429	8GB/128GB - $900

Design

Dimensions
5.98 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches 151.8 x 75.7 x 7.3 mm	5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches 149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm
Weight
5.64 oz / 160.0 g	5.54 oz / 157.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink	Prism blue, Prism black, Prism white, Prism green, Flamingo pink

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.53% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 88.66% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Dynamic AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	3040x1440px, 19:9 ratio, 550 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 6

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953	Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 640
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	839
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	1820
3D Mark High
Untested	Untested
3D Mark Low
Untested	Untested

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Battery

Type
3340 mAh, Li - Polymer	3400 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 15min

Browsing

8h 9min

Video

7h 18min

Gaming

5h 35min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (OIS, PDAF)	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	10 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Heart rate, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 04, 2016 FCC ID value: QISMLA-LX2	Date approved: Feb 01, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMG973U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.23 W/kg Body: 0.38 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.33 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg	Head: 0.39 W/kg Body: 1.37 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.35 W/kg Phablet: 3.99 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9820 (8 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2700 MHz Exynos M4, ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G76 MP12
Dual SIM	Yes
FCC approval	Date approved: Feb 15, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMG973F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.35 W/kg Body: 0.79 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.07 W/kg Phablet: 2.96 W/kg

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1150

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