Huawei Nova Plus vs. Xiaomi MI 5s Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Nova Plus and Xiaomi MI 5s Plus. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Nova Plus vs. Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Nova Plus Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.8 mm 154.6 mm Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has greater height than Huawei Nova Plus.
Width 75.7 mm 77.7 mm Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has greater width than Huawei Nova Plus.
Depth 7.3 mm 7.95 mm Huawei Nova Plus is narrower than Huawei Nova Plus.
Weight 160 g 168 g Huawei Nova Plus is lighter than Huawei Nova Plus.
Body Colour Mystic silver | Prestige gold | Titanium grey High gloss dark grey
Body Material Aluminium-magnesium alloy 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
DISPLAY Huawei Nova Plus Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.7" Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has larger screen size than Huawei Nova Plus.
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 386 ppi Huawei Nova Plus has better pixel density than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Max Brightness - 550 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 1300:1 Huawei Nova Plus has better display contrast ratio than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Display Features 2.5D curved glass 2.5D curved glass, Night Display, Sunlight Display, Reading mode, Colour temperature adjustment
PROCESSOR Huawei Nova Plus Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Clock Speed - 2.35 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Nova Plus has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 530
MEMORY Huawei Nova Plus Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
RAM 3 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM - 4 GB Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has more RAM than Huawei Nova Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has more internal memory than Huawei Nova Plus.
User Memory 22 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Nova Plus Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Huawei Nova Plus has better camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Sensor Type - RGB CMOS
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Nova Plus has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - Live Filters
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Beauty mode, low-light shots Panorama, group selfi mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection, smile detection Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 13 Megapixel
Sensor Type (2nd Camera) - Monochrome CMOS
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 4 Megapixel Huawei Nova Plus has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) Beauty Make-up 2.0, Beauty Skin 3.0 Beautify with 36 smart beauty profiles
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has face detection.
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Nova Plus Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3340 mAh 3800 mAh Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has larger battery capacity than Huawei Nova Plus.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has fast charging technology.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Nova Plus Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
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 4.1 MIUI 8
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Nova Plus Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
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 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC - Yes Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Nova Plus Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
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 Plus Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones MU-MIMO technology
OTHERS Huawei Nova Plus Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool Protective cover, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
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