Realme 6 Pro vs Huawei Nova 5T
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Realme 6 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G) that was released on March 5, 2020, against the Huawei Nova 5T, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 980 and came out 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Realme 6 Pro
- Higher display refresh rate β 90 Hz
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 256GB
- Has a 0.34 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 11 versus 10
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- The phone is 6 months newer
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 5T
- 37% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (733K versus 535K)
- Delivers 23% higher peak brightness (514 against 419 nits)
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Weighs 28 grams less
- 23% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 928 and 756 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.26 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 399 ppi | 412 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 480 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 120 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.7% | 84.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | 98.4% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 2336 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 28.4 ms | 36.4 ms |
| Contrast | 1195:1 | 1344:1 |
Screen space comparison
Realme 6 Pro
6.6β³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
Nova 5T
6.26β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.8 mm (6.45 inches) | 154.3 mm (6.07 inches) |
| Width | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) | 74 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 202 g (7.13 oz) | 174 g (6.14 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Blue, Red, Orange | Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 692 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Mali G76 MP10 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 240 |
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~384 GFLOPS | ~345.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1234 | 1764 |
| Single-core score | 756 | 928 |
| Multi-core score | 1808 | 2875 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 218600 | 314049 |
| GPU | 48486 | 103603 |
| Memory | 104887 | 151532 |
| UX | 163425 | 164057 |
| Total score | 535398 | 733241 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [11 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 50% |
| Graphics test | - | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 674 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 7781 |
| Video editing | - | 5739 |
| Photo editing | - | 14927 |
| Data manipulation | - | 7836 |
| Writing score | - | 10884 |
Recent User Tests
Realme 6 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-06 -> naufall | AnTuTu 11 | 537053 |
| π 2026-01-11 (Zxcqverr) | AnTuTu 11 | 535398 |
| π 2025-12-08 (gubebe96) | AnTuTu 11 | 526086 |
| π 2024-12-26 (Zeus3.0) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1234 |
| π 2024-12-26 (Zeus3.0) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 756 / 1808 |
Huawei Nova 5T
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-20 (k4m1k4z3) | AnTuTu 12 | 889765 |
| π 2026-10-17 (k4m1k4z3) | AnTuTu 12 | 819294 |
| π 2026-09-19 (Techdude98) | AnTuTu 12 | 803419 |
| π 2026-07-25 (Mrhuh) | AnTuTu 11 | 752693 |
| π 2026-05-29 (Chakwawkun) | AnTuTu 11 | 730138 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 256 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) |
| ROM | Realme UI | EMUI 12 |
| OS size | 15 GB | 13 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4300 mAh | 3750 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 22.5 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, VOOC 4.0 (100% in 57 min) | Yes, SuperCharge (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:57 hr | 1:25 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:59 hr | - |
| Watching video | 11:41 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:09 hr | - |
| Standby | 108 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119Β° | 117Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP 4) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 16 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KGW1 | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72" (β 0.58 inch) | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | - |
| Focal length | 54 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (β 0.29 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 16 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" (β 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 6912 x 4624 |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Additional lens | 8 MP, 1/4.0" | - |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 6 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2020 | August 2019 |
| Release date | March 2020 | November 2019 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $230 | $250 |
| SAR (head) | 1.19 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.92 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, battery life, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Realme 6 Pro. But if the performance, gaming, connectivity, and design are more of a priority β go for the Huawei Nova 5T.
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