Huawei Nova 2 Plus vs. Xiaomi MI 5s

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei Nova 2 Plus and Xiaomi MI 5s. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Nova 2 Plus vs. Xiaomi MI 5s Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi MI 5s
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 153.9 mm 145.6 mm Huawei Nova 2 Plus has greater height than Xiaomi MI 5s.
Width 74.9 mm 70.3 mm Huawei Nova 2 Plus has greater width than Xiaomi MI 5s.
Depth 6.9 mm 8.25 mm Huawei Nova 2 Plus is narrower than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Weight 169 g 145 g Xiaomi MI 5s is lighter than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Body Colour Aurora blue Light grey
Body Material - Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi MI 5s
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology LTPS TFT IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.15" Huawei Nova 2 Plus has larger screen size than Xiaomi MI 5s.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD Full HD
Pixel Density 401 ppi 428 ppi Xiaomi MI 5s has better pixel density than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Max Brightness - 600 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1500:1
Display Features 2.5D Glass Night Display, Sunlight Display, Reading mode, Colour temperature adjustment
PROCESSOR Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi MI 5s
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 659 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Clock Speed 2.36 GHz 2.15 GHz Huawei Nova 2 Plus has higher clock speed than Xiaomi MI 5s.
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Nova 2 Plus has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T830 MP2 Qualcomm ADRENO 530
MEMORY Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi MI 5s
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM - 3 GB Huawei Nova 2 Plus has more RAM than Xiaomi MI 5s.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 64 GB Huawei Nova 2 Plus has more internal memory than Xiaomi MI 5s.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi MI 5s
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Size - 1/2.3"
Sensor Type - BSI
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RX IMX378 sensor
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/2.0 Huawei Nova 2 Plus has better lens aperture than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects HDR -
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes - Panorama
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection Face detection, smile detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), geotagging -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 20 Megapixel 4 Megapixel Huawei Nova 2 Plus has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 5s.
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects (Front) - Beautify with 36 smart beauty profiles
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi MI 5s has face detection.
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi MI 5s
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3340 mAh 3200 mAh Huawei Nova 2 Plus has larger battery capacity than Xiaomi MI 5s.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Xiaomi MI 5s has fast charging technology.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi MI 5s
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) -
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1 MIUI 8
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi MI 5s
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC - Yes Xiaomi MI 5s has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi MI 5s
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MP4, MID WAV, AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), DSD, AMR-WB, AMR-NB
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM VC-1, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, H.264, HEVC, H.265, ASP
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi MI 5s
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - MU-MIMO technology
OTHERS Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi MI 5s
Included Accessories Power adapter Protective cover, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
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