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Huawei nova 5 vs OnePlus 8

 
Brief information about compared phones: Huawei nova 5 , OnePlus 8

Huawei nova 5 2019 year of release. cpu Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55). screen 6.39". with resolution 1080x2340. Smartphone has 32 megapixel front camera and 48 megapixel main camera .

OnePlus 8 2020 year of release. cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585). screen 6.55". with resolution 1080x2400. Smartphone has 16 megapixel front camera and 48 megapixel main camera .

Display Technology OLED Fluid AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.39" inch 6.55" inch
Screen area 100.2 cm2 103.6 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.1% 88.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2400 px
PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 402 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs 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 48 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0'', 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS -16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), PDAF -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Functions HDR Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3'', 1.0µm
Performance Operating system OS Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1 Android 10.0; OxygenOS 10.0
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm) Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
Processor CPU Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-G52 MP6 Adreno 650
External memory NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
General specs Release date 2019, June 2020, April 14
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.4 Х 74.8 Х 7.3 mm 160.2 Х 72.9 Х 8 mm
Weight 171 g 180 g
Colors Black, Purple, Green Onyx Black, Glacial Green, Interstellar Glow, Polar Silver
Battery 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 360 EUR 700 EUR
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network 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) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100) - EU -5G - 5G band 1(2100), 78(3500); SA/NSA - EU 5G band 2(1900), 66(1700), 71(600); SA/NSA - NA 5G band 78(3500); SA/NSA - IN 5G band 41(2500), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA - CNmmWave - Verizon exclusive
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G 7.5 Gbps DL
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, SBAS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Music and Audio Radio No
Headphone jack No No
Others DCI-P3 108% HDR10+ -90Hz refresh rate
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging 40W (85% in 30 min) - Versions: SEA-AL00, SEA-TL00 (China) Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast charging 30W, 50% in 22 min (advertised) - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy nova 5
  • Screen 6.39"
  • Front camera 32 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP
  • External memory NM (Nano Memory) GB
Reasons to buy 8
  • Screen 6.55"
  • Front camera 16 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • RAM 12 GB