Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-09-22 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 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 | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a general score of 87.1, which is much better than Huawei nova 3's overall score of 76.3. Although it's the best cellphone in this comparison, the Apple iPhone 8 Plus body is older, just a little thicker and somewhat heavier than the Huawei nova 3. Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a little faster CPU than Huawei nova 3, because although it has 2 less processing cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a bit more vivid display than Huawei nova 3, although it has a little worse 1080 x 1920px resolution, a little smaller display and a just a little lower pixels amount in each inch in the screen. IPhone 8 Plus has a bit more storage for games and applications than Huawei nova 3, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB more internal storage capacity.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Huawei nova 3, although it has a much less mega-pixels resolution camera in the back and a lower (4K) video quality, they both have a same size aperture. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a very superior battery life than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 39 percent larger battery size.
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