Huawei nova 14 vs Samsung Galaxy A55

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PHONES
Phone Names	Huawei nova 14	Samsung Galaxy A55

Network
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	LTE	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G bands	SA/NSA	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Launch
Announced	2025, May 19	2024, March 11
Status	Available. Released 2025, May 19	Available. Released 2024, March 15

Body
Build	-	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
Dimensions	161.7 x 75.5 x 7.2 mm (6.37 x 2.97 x 0.28 in)	161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2 mm (6.34 x 3.05 x 0.32 in)
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Weight	192 g (6.77 oz)	213 g (7.51 oz)

Display
Protection	Aluminosilicate glass	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Resolution	1084 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~395 ppi density)	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~390 ppi density)
Size	6.7 inches, 108.3 cm2 (~88.7% screen-to-body ratio)	6.6 inches, 106.9 cm2 (~85.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	OLED, 1B colors, HDR Vivid, 120Hz, 1100 nits (HBM)	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM)

Platform
CPU	Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz & 3x2.2 GHz & 4x1.84 GHz)	Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset	Kirin 8000 (7 nm)	Exynos 1480 (4 nm)
GPU	Mali-G610 MP4	Xclipse 530
OS	HarmonyOS 5.0	Android 14, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1

Memory
Card slot	No	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal	256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Main Camera
Features	Color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Triple	50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", Dual Pixel PDAF 12 MP, f/2.4, 69mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 112˚ (ultrawide), AF	50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm 5 MP (macro)
Video	4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Selfie camera
Features	HDR, panorama	-
Single	50 MP, f/2.4, 1/2.5"	32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm
Video	4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps

Sound
35mm jack	No	No
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms
Bluetooth	5.2, A2DP, LE, L2HC (320-960 kbps HD audio)	5.3, A2DP, LE
Infrared port	Yes	-
NFC	Yes	Yes (market/region dependent)
Positioning	GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS	GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Radio	No	No
USB	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Battery
Charging	100W wired, SCP, UFCS, PD, PPS, QC 5W reverse wired	25W wired
Type	5500 mAh	Li-Ion 5000 mAh

Misc
Colors	Black, White, Blue	Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon
Models	TLR-AL00	SM-A556V, SM-A556B, SM-A556B/DS, SM-A556E, SM-A556E/DS, SM-A5560
Price	About 330 EUR	$ 324.99 / £ 251.50 / € 319.99 / ₹ 23,998
SAR EU	-	0.68 W/kg (head)     1.04 W/kg (body)

OUR TESTS
Battery	-	Active use score 13:27h
Display	-	1010 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker	-	-25.7 LUFS (Very good)
Performance	-	AnTuTu: 635598 (v9), 726158 (v10) GeekBench: 3259 (v5), 3350 (v6) 3DMark: 1024 (Wild Life Extreme)