Samsung Galaxy S7 vs. Huawei nova 5T

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy S7 and Huawei nova 5T. 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

Samsung Galaxy S7 vs. Huawei nova 5T Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy S7 Huawei nova 5T
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-G930F Yale-L61A
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 142.4 mm 154.25 mm Huawei nova 5T has greater height than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Width 69.6 mm 73.97 mm Huawei nova 5T has greater width than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Depth 7.9 mm 7.87 mm Huawei nova 5T is narrower than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Weight 152 g 174 g Samsung Galaxy S7 is lighter than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Body Colour Titanium silver | Black onyx | White | Black | Gold | Silver | Pink/gold | Platinum gold | White pearl Black | Midsummer purple | Crush blue
Body Material Metal, glass -
Protection Dustproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Samsung Galaxy S7 is waterproof.
IP rating IP68 -
SAR Value 1.48 W/kg (body), 0.406 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body), 2.28 W/kg (limb), 0.84 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components Heart rate sensor -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy S7 Huawei nova 5T
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Quad HD Super AMOLED LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.1" 6.26" Huawei nova 5T has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Samsung Galaxy S7 has better screen resolution than Huawei nova 5T.
Display Format QHD Full HD+
Pixel Density 577 ppi 412 ppi Samsung Galaxy S7 has better pixel density than Huawei nova 5T.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features Always-on display Punch FullView display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy S7 Huawei nova 5T
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Hisilicon Kirin 980
Processor Number MSM8996 -
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2.6 GHz Huawei nova 5T has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 530 Mali-G76
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy S7 Huawei nova 5T
RAM 4 GB 6 GB Huawei nova 5T has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Huawei nova 5T has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy S7.
User Memory 24.5 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy S7 Huawei nova 5T
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Huawei nova 5T has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.8 Samsung Galaxy S7 has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Samsung Galaxy S7 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 26 mm -
Digital Zoom 8x -
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, wide selfie mode, Virtual Shot, HYPERLAPSE, Motion panorama Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, Light Painting mode, portrait mode, AR lens, Super Night mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection, smile detection Huawei nova 5T has face detection.
Light Source LED light LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) Selective Focus, Dual Pixel technology, Motion photo, vDIS technology, Spotlight Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Contrast Auto-Focus, AI Quad camera
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Super wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Bokeh lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Huawei nova 5T has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Sensor Type (Front) CMOS -
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.7 F/2.0 Samsung Galaxy S7 has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
HDR Mode (Front) Realtime HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Slow motion video, selfie panorama -
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection Huawei nova 5T has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Camera Features (Front) - 4-in-1 Pixel technology
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy S7 Huawei nova 5T
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3750 mAh Huawei nova 5T has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Fast Charging Technology - HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Huawei nova 5T has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 1.5 hours
Wireless Charging Yes - Samsung Galaxy S7 can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards WPC, PMA -
Standby Time 288 hours 420 hours Huawei nova 5T has longer standby time than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Talk Time 1320 minutes 1560 minutes Huawei nova 5T has longer battery life when making calls than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Run Time Details Talk (WCDMA): up to 1320 min
Active online usage (WCDMA): up to 11 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 15 hrs
Playback (video): up to 15 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 45 hrs
Playback (audio (Always On Display Off)): up to 62 hrs
Standby (2G/3G/4G): up to 420 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1560 min
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy S7 Huawei nova 5T
Technology TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Google Android Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface Samsung TouchWiz EMUI 9.1
Payment Technology Samsung Pay -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy S7 Huawei nova 5T
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi
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 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, PBAP, MAP, HOGP HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, PBAP, MAP, LDAC, SBC
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy S7 Huawei nova 5T
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, MP4, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, M4V, WebM, 3G2, H.265 3GP, MP4
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy S7 Huawei nova 5T
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, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, heart rate, geomagnetic sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, Easy Mode, MIMO technology, Private Mode, Ultra Power Saving Mode, Screen mirroring, Alarm Clock, S-Voice Wi-Fi Miracast, Dual Neural Network Processing Unit
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy S7 Huawei nova 5T
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, TP protective film
Compliant Standards IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) -
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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