Huawei nova 5T vs Plum Compass

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

  Compass: 5.3 g lighter

  nova 5T:

  174 g

  Compass:

  168.7 g

• Width

  Compass: 1.4 mm narrower

  nova 5T:

  74 mm

  Compass:

  72.6 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Compass: 1.26 in smaller diagonal

  nova 5T:

  6.26 in

  Compass:

  5 in

• Chipset

  nova 5T:

  HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)

  Compass:

  Spreadtrum SC7731C

• Rear camera layout

  nova 5T:

  Quad

  Compass:

  Single

• Depth

  nova 5T: 2 mm thinner

  nova 5T:

  7.8 mm

  Compass:

  9.8 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 5T

   Height:

   154.3 mm +8.3 mm versus Compass

   Width:

   74 mm +1.4 mm versus Compass

   Depth:

   7.8 mm

2. 2. Compass

   Height:

   146 mm

   Width:

   72.6 mm

   Depth:

   9.8 mm +2 mm versus nova 5T

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 5T

   Screen diagonal:

   6.26 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   96.2 cm²

2. 2. Compass

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

nova 5T has approximately 39.6% more rectangular screen area than Compass.

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

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Battery capacity

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