Apple iPhone 6s Plus vs. Huawei nova 5T

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Apple iPhone 6s Plus 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

Apple iPhone 6s Plus vs. Huawei nova 5T Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Apple iPhone 6s Plus Huawei nova 5T
Product Type Smartphone - refurbished Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number A1687 Yale-L61A
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.2 mm 154.25 mm Apple iPhone 6s Plus has greater height than Huawei nova 5T.
Width 77.9 mm 73.97 mm Apple iPhone 6s Plus has greater width than Huawei nova 5T.
Depth 7.3 mm 7.87 mm Apple iPhone 6s Plus is narrower than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Weight 192 g 174 g Huawei nova 5T is lighter than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Body Colour Space grey | Gold | Silver | Rose gold Black | Midsummer purple | Crush blue
Body Material Stainless steel, glass, anodised aluminium -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.98 W/kg (body), 0.93 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body), 2.28 W/kg (limb), 0.84 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Lightning
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Apple iPhone 6s Plus Huawei nova 5T
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Retina HD display with IPS technology LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.26" Huawei nova 5T has larger screen size than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Huawei nova 5T has better screen resolution than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi 412 ppi Huawei nova 5T has better pixel density than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Max Brightness 500 cd/m² -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio 1300:1 -
Display Features Dual-domain pixels, Display Zoom, Reachability (screen shifting) Punch FullView display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating -
PROCESSOR Apple iPhone 6s Plus Huawei nova 5T
Processor Type (CPU) Apple A9 Hisilicon Kirin 980
Clock Speed - 2.6 GHz
Processor Core Qty - 8-core
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Mali-G76
MEMORY Apple iPhone 6s Plus Huawei nova 5T
RAM - 6 GB
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB Huawei nova 5T has more internal memory than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
CAMERA Apple iPhone 6s Plus 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 Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Sensor Type BSI -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Huawei nova 5T has better lens aperture than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Lens Construction 5-element -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Apple iPhone 6s Plus has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 3x -
Special Effects Auto HDR HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, Light Painting mode, portrait mode, AR lens, Super Night mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Face detection, smile detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source LED light LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover, Cinematic video stabilisation, Focus Pixels, Cinematic video stabilisation, Live Photo, Playback zoom, Hybrid IR filter, Exposure control, noise reduction, geotagging 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 Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 Huawei nova 5T has better front lens aperture than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Burst mode, Timer mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Face detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source (Front) Retina Flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1280 x 720 (720p) -
Camera Features (Front) FaceTime HD camera, Exposure control 4-in-1 Pixel technology
BATTERY AND CHARGING Apple iPhone 6s Plus Huawei nova 5T
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) - 3750 mAh
Fast Charging Technology - HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Huawei nova 5T has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 1.5 hours
Standby Time 384 hours 420 hours Huawei nova 5T has longer standby time than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Talk Time 1440 minutes 1560 minutes Huawei nova 5T has longer battery life when making calls than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1440 min
Standby: up to 384 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 12 hrs
Playback (video): up to 14 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 80 hrs
Standby (2G/3G/4G): up to 420 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1560 min
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Apple iPhone 6s Plus Huawei nova 5T
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System iOS 9 Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface - EMUI 9.1
Intelligent Assistant Siri -
Payment Technology Apple Pay -
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Apple iPhone 6s Plus Huawei nova 5T
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, DC-HSDPA, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 1900 CDMA2000 1X, 1700 CDMA2000 1X (AWS), 2100 CDMA2000 1X (AWS) 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 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 27, Band 28, Band 29, 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 800 SMR, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, 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 IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles - 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 Apple iPhone 6s Plus Huawei nova 5T
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AIFF, PCM, Audible, MP3, Apple Lossless, AAC-LC, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, MP4, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MOV, M-JPEG, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V 3GP, MP4
FEATURES Apple iPhone 6s Plus 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, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer 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, FaceTime, AirPlay wireless streaming, AirPrint wireless printing, iCloud Photo Sharing, AirDrop function, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, CarPlay function, Family Sharing feature, QuickType keyboard, Dynamic Lock Screen, iCloud Keychain, Spotlight Search, Notification Center, M9 motion coprocessor, Apple TV support (2nd or later) Wi-Fi Miracast, Dual Neural Network Processing Unit
OTHERS Apple iPhone 6s Plus Huawei nova 5T
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter, Apple EarPods Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, TP protective film
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) -
Max Operating Temperature 35 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
Humidity Range Operating 5 - 95% (non-condensing) -
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