Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J5 vs Huawei Nova 2 vs Huawei nova 3

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Huawei Huawei
Announced June 2015 May 2017 2018, July
Status Available - June 2015 Coming Soon - June 2017 Available. Released 2018, August
Price Rs. 10,490 ($154.26) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 23,900 ($370.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Aurora Blue, Grass Green, Streamer Gold, Obsidian Black, Rose Go Iris Purple, Airy blue, Primrose Gold, Red, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.1 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.59 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
142.2 x 68.9 x 6.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.71 x 0.27 in)
157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm
(6.18 x 2.9 x 0.29 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - PAR-TL20
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX1M, PAR-LX1, PAR-TL20
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX9
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - PAR-AL00
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface - EMUI 5.1 EMUI 9
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 659 Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Kirin 970 (10 nm)
GPU Adreno 306 Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-G72 MP12
RAM 1.5 GB 4 GB 4/6 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2.5D Curved Gorilla Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.42% 70.21% 84.24%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording FM Radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels Dual 12 MP + 8 MP 16 MP + 24 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Beauty Face, Continuous Shots, Sensor Size: 1/3.06-inch, F1.9, Interval Shot, Panorama, Sports Mode, Sound and Shot Mode, Zoom Support Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama 16 MP, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
24 MP B/W, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 20 MP [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) + 2 MP, depth sensor
HDR Video, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP Yes 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 2600 mAh 2950 mAh 3750 mAh
Stand by Up to 342 h - -
Talk Time Up to 18 h (3G) - -