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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Alcatel | Huawei |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-11-10 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.05 x 2.97 x 0.28 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 3 is slightly better than the Alcatel Idol 4S with Windows, getting a global score of 76.3 against 72.1. The Huawei nova 3 comes with Android 8.1 Oreo OS, while Alcatel Idol 4S with Windows works with Windows 10 Mobile OS. Even though Huawei nova 3 is newer than Alcatel Idol 4S with Windows, it's just a little bit heavier and a little thicker.
The Huawei nova 3 has a little more vivid display than Alcatel Idol 4S with Windows, because it has a bit larger screen, a just a bit higher pixels density and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px. The Huawei nova 3 features more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Alcatel Idol 4S with Windows, because although it has a SD memory slot that holds 256 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei nova 3 has a little bit better hardware performance than Alcatel Idol 4S with Windows, because it has a higher number of cores (and also faster) and 2 GB more RAM memory. The Alcatel Idol 4S with Windows shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not so good for capturing photographs in low light situations, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video definition, the Alcatel Idol 4S with Windows also counts with a camera with a way higher resolution.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with longer battery performance than Alcatel Idol 4S with Windows, because it has a 25% larger battery size.
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