Huawei nova 15 Max vs HUAWEI nova 5T

Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.

Huawei nova 15 MaxHuawei nova 15 MaxKirin 8000Change
HUAWEI nova 5TKirin 980Change

Key differences

  1. Chipset: the Huawei nova 15 Max uses the Kirin 8000 (7 nm), the HUAWEI nova 5T the Kirin 980 (7 nm). The Huawei nova 15 Max's fastest core runs at 2.40 GHz, the HUAWEI nova 5T's at 2.60 GHz.
  2. Screen: 3.8 inches on the Huawei nova 15 Max, 6.3 inches on the HUAWEI nova 5T. Up to 120 Hz on the Huawei nova 15 Max, 60 Hz on the HUAWEI nova 5T.
  3. Battery: 8,500 mAh on the Huawei nova 15 Max, 3,750 mAh on the HUAWEI nova 5T.
  4. Main camera: 50.3 MP on the Huawei nova 15 Max, 48 MP on the HUAWEI nova 5T.

The same on both: NFC and Widevine L1.

Chipset

Chipset
Kirin 8000Kirin 980
Process
7 nm7 nm
CPU
1× 2.40 GHz Cortex-A77
3× 2.19 GHz Cortex-A77
4× 1.84 GHz Cortex-A552× 2.60 GHz Cortex-A76
2× 1.92 GHz Cortex-A76
4× 1.81 GHz Cortex-A55
Top CPU speed
2.40 GHz2.60 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Mali-G610Mali-G76

Memory

Versions seen
8GB | 256GB6GB | 128GB
RAM type
LPDDR4XLPDDR4X

Display

Size
3.8 in6.3 in
Resolution
1272 × 27561080 × 2340
Pixel density
801 ppi412 ppi
Refresh rates
120 Hzalso 60, 9060 Hz
HDR
HDR10, HLGHDR10, HLG

Battery

Capacity
8,500 mAh3,750 mAh

Cameras

Back camera 1
50.3 MP8192 × 6144 · f/1.9 · 5.52 mm48 MP8000 × 6000 · f/1.8 · 4.75 mm
Back camera 2
50.3 MP8192 × 6144 · f/1.9 · 5.52 mm48 MP8000 × 6000 · f/1.8 · 4.75 mm
Back camera 3
1.9 MP1600 × 1200 · f/2.4 · 1.77 mm15.9 MP4608 × 3456 · f/2.2 · 2.23 mm
Back camera 4
—2 MP1648 × 1236 · f/2.4 · 2.2 mm
Back camera 5
—2 MP1648 × 1236 · f/2.4 · 2.2 mm
Front camera
8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2 · 2.76 mm32 MP6528 × 4896 · f/2 · 3.85 mm

Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6—
6 GHz Wi-Fi
No—
NFC
YesYes
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes

Software

Android
Android 12Android 10
Released with
Android 12Android 9
Widevine DRM
L1L1

Sensors

Sensors
22 sensors19 sensors
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