Huawei nova 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 CDMA

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.

• Weight

  Galaxy S4 CDMA: 40.9 g lighter

  nova 5:

  171 g

  Galaxy S4 CDMA:

  130.1 g

• Width

  Galaxy S4 CDMA: 5.2 mm narrower

  nova 5:

  74.8 mm

  Galaxy S4 CDMA:

  69.6 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy S4 CDMA: 1.39 in smaller diagonal

  nova 5:

  6.39 in

  Galaxy S4 CDMA:

  5 in

• Chipset

  nova 5:

  HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm)

  Galaxy S4 CDMA:

  Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600

• Rear camera layout

  nova 5:

  Quad

  Galaxy S4 CDMA:

  Single

• Depth

  nova 5: 0.6 mm thinner

  nova 5:

  7.3 mm

  Galaxy S4 CDMA:

  7.9 mm

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 +20.7 mm versus Galaxy S4 CDMA

   Width:

   74.8 mm +5.2 mm versus Galaxy S4 CDMA

   Depth:

   7.3 mm

2. 2. Galaxy S4 CDMA

   Height:

   136.7 mm

   Width:

   69.6 mm

   Depth:

   7.9 mm +0.6 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. Galaxy S4 CDMA

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

nova 5 has approximately 45.4% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy S4 CDMA.

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

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