Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) vs Huawei Nova

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
samsung galaxy a5 (2016)
Huawei Nova
huawei nova
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Huawei
Announced December 2015 September 2016
Status Available - February 2016 Coming Soon - October 2016
Price Rs. 21,900 ($322.06) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 20,800 ($310.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Black, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm
(5.7 x 2.8 x 0.29 in)
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Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 [Similar] Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 506 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2.5D Curved Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.38% -
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio, recording To be confirmed
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] 12 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Yes
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Battery
Capacity 2900 mAh 3020 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -