Huawei nova 5 vs Nokia Lumia 525

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 technology

  OLED versus LCD

  nova 5:

  OLED

  Lumia 525:

  LCD

• Weight

  Lumia 525: 47 g lighter

  nova 5:

  171 g

  Lumia 525:

  124 g

• Width

  Lumia 525: 10.8 mm narrower

  nova 5:

  74.8 mm

  Lumia 525:

  64 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Lumia 525: 2.39 in smaller diagonal

  nova 5:

  6.39 in

  Lumia 525:

  4 in

• Chipset

  nova 5:

  HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm)

  Lumia 525:

  Qualcomm MSM8227

• Rear camera layout

  nova 5:

  Quad

  Lumia 525:

  Single

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.

1. 1. nova 5

   Height:

   157.4 mm +37.5 mm versus Lumia 525

   Width:

   74.8 mm +10.8 mm versus Lumia 525

   Depth:

   7.3 mm

2. 2. Lumia 525

   Height:

   119.9 mm

   Width:

   64 mm

   Depth:

   9.9 mm +2.6 mm versus nova 5

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. nova 5

   Screen diagonal:

   6.39 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   100.2 cm²

2. 2. Lumia 525

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

nova 5 has approximately 120.1% more rectangular screen area than Lumia 525.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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