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BLU C5 Plus vs Huawei nova 5

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

BLU C5 Plus

BLU C5 Plus

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Huawei nova 5

Huawei nova 5

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Display technologyOLED versus LCDC5 Plus: LCD · nova 5: OLED
  • WeightC5 Plus: 13 g lighterC5 Plus: 158 g · nova 5: 171 g
  • WidthC5 Plus: 2.5 mm narrowerC5 Plus: 72.3 mm · nova 5: 74.8 mm
  • Screen diagonalC5 Plus: 0.89 in smaller diagonalC5 Plus: 5.5 in · nova 5: 6.39 in
  • Rear camera layoutSingle / QuadC5 Plus: Single · nova 5: Quad
  • Depthnova 5: 2.7 mm thinnernova 5: 7.3 mm · C5 Plus: 10 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

Front
C5 Plus: 151 × 72.3 mm 1 nova 5: 157.4 × 74.8 mm 2
Side
C5 Plus: 151 × 10 mm 1 nova 5: 157.4 × 7.3 mm 2
  1. 1. C5 Plus
    Height
    151 mm
    Width
    72.3 mm
    Depth
    10 mm
    Weight
    158 g
  2. 2. nova 5
    Height
    157.4 mm
    Width
    74.8 mm
    Depth
    7.3 mm
    Weight
    171 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationC5 Plusnova 5
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 151 Х 72.3 Х 10 mm
  • 157.4 Х 74.8 Х 7.3 mm
Weight
  • 158 g
  • 171 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • OLED
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 6.39" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1440 px
  • 1080 x 2340 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16GB 1GB RAM
  • 128 GB
  • 8 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
  • NM (Nano Memory)
  • up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2200 mAh
  • Li-Po
  • 3500 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition)
  • Android 9.0 (Pie)
  • EMUI 9.1
Chipset Unknown
  • HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationC5 Plusnova 5
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 77.4 cm2
  • 100.2 cm2
Screen format Unknown
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 70.9%
  • 85.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 0 PPI
  • 403 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationC5 Plusnova 5
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 48 MP
  • Quad
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 48 MP
  • f/1.8
  • 26mm (wide)
  • 1/2''
  • 0.8µm
  • PDAF -16 MP
  • f/2.2
  • (wide) -2 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 27mm (wide) dedicated macro camera -2 MP
  • depth sensor
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 32 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • 32 MP
  • f/2.0
Performance
Performance
SpecificationC5 Plusnova 5
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Mali-G52 MP6
General specs
General specs
SpecificationC5 Plusnova 5
Release date
  • 2019
  • October
  • 2019
  • June
Colors
  • Gradient Blue
  • Black
  • Red
  • Black
  • Purple
  • Green
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 60 USD
  • 360 EUR
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationC5 Plusnova 5
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 8(900)
  • 19(800)
  • 34(2000)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE-A
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • aptX HD
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationC5 Plusnova 5
Radio
  • FM radio
Unknown
Others Unknown
  • DCI-P3 108%
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationC5 Plusnova 5
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer For USA
  • Sensors Fingerprint (under display)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging 40W (85% in 30 min) - Versions: SEA-AL00
  • SEA-TL00 (China)

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