Huawei P20 Pro vs Huawei nova 5i

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 2100
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSPA speed

HSPA

-
EV-DO speed

-

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE

LTE Cat12, 603 Mbps download, 102 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

Plastic
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

155 mm

159.1 mm
Width

73.9 mm

75.9 mm
Thickness

7.8 mm

8.3 mm
Weight

180 g

178 g
Waterproof

IP67, 1m and 30 minutes

-
Dust proof

IP67

-
Colors

Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold, Twilight

Black, Blue, Red

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Quad
Camera type

Photo / Video

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Main camera

40 MP, f/1.8 , 27 mm, 1/1.7" , 3x optical zoom

24 MP, f/1.8 , 27 mm, 1/2.8" , 1.8 µm
20 MP, f/1.6 , 27 mm

8 MP
8 MP, f/2.4 , 80 mm

2 MP, f/2.4 , 27 mm
2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

3648 x 2736 pixels

5632 x 4224 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@960fps

1080p@60fps
Primary camera optics

Leica optics

-
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection and laser autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

optical image stabilization

-
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode
DxOMark photo

114

-
DxOMark video

98

-
DxOMark camera score

109

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5 GHz
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

-
Infrared

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, color spectrum, compass, gyro, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, hall, light, proximity