Huawei Nova 2 Plus vs. Xiaomi Redmi Go

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei Nova 2 Plus and Xiaomi Redmi Go. 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 Redmi Go Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi Redmi Go
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 153.9 mm 140.4 mm Huawei Nova 2 Plus has greater height than Xiaomi Redmi Go.
Width 74.9 mm 70.1 mm Huawei Nova 2 Plus has greater width than Xiaomi Redmi Go.
Depth 6.9 mm 8.35 mm Huawei Nova 2 Plus is narrower than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Weight 169 g 137 g Xiaomi Redmi Go is lighter than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Body Colour Aurora blue Black | Blue
Body Material - Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.497 W/kg (body), 0.579 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
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 Redmi Go
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology LTPS TFT -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5" Huawei Nova 2 Plus has larger screen size than Xiaomi Redmi Go.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels Huawei Nova 2 Plus has better screen resolution than Xiaomi Redmi Go.
Display Format Full HD HD
Pixel Density 401 ppi 296 ppi Huawei Nova 2 Plus has better pixel density than Xiaomi Redmi Go.
Aspect Ratio - 16:9
Max Brightness - 380 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1000:1
Display Features 2.5D Glass Reading mode
PROCESSOR Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi Redmi Go
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 659 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
Clock Speed 2.36 GHz 1.4 GHz Huawei Nova 2 Plus has higher clock speed than Xiaomi Redmi Go.
Processor Core Qty 8-core Quad-core Huawei Nova 2 Plus has higher processor core quantity than Xiaomi Redmi Go.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T830 MP2 Qualcomm ADRENO 308
MEMORY Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi Redmi Go
RAM 4 GB 1 GB Huawei Nova 2 Plus has more RAM than Xiaomi Redmi Go.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 8 GB Huawei Nova 2 Plus has more internal memory than Xiaomi Redmi Go.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB
CAMERA Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi Redmi Go
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei Nova 2 Plus has better camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi Go.
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/2.0 Huawei Nova 2 Plus has better lens aperture than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Lens Construction - 4-element
Pixel Size - 1.12 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects HDR HDR
Camera Modes - Burst mode, Timer mode, manual mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection - Huawei Nova 2 Plus has face detection.
Light Source LED light LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p), 1280 x 720 (720p), 854 x 480 (480p)
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 5 Megapixel Huawei Nova 2 Plus has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi Go.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.2
Lens Element Qty (Front) - 3-element
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.12 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) - Beauty mode
Camera Features (Front) - Selfie countdown
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi Redmi Go
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3340 mAh 3000 mAh Huawei Nova 2 Plus has larger battery capacity than Xiaomi Redmi Go.
Standby Time - 240 hours
Talk Time - 720 minutes
Run Time Details - Standby: up to 240 hrs
Talk: up to 720 min
Playback (Music): up to 78 hrs
Playback (video): up to 5 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi Redmi Go
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android Go
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1 -
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi Redmi Go
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.1
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi Redmi Go
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MP4, MID WAV, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, AMR-WB, AMR-NB
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM FLV, MPEG-4, HEVC, MPEG-4 SP, H.264 HP, H.265 Main, ASP, H.264 AVC Main Profile (MP), H.264 AVC Baseline Profile(BP)
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi Redmi Go
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
Security Devices Fingerprint reader -
Additional Phone Features - Noise reduction microphone, Dual microphones filter ambient noise
OTHERS Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi Redmi Go
Included Accessories Power adapter USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool
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