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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| HarmonyOS 2 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.24 x 2.85 x 0.35 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2376 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 990E (7 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP14 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 6.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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 has a global score of 76.3, which is slightly better than the Apple Mate 40E 4G's 73.7 general score. Huawei nova 3 counts with Android 8.1 Oreo OS, and Apple Mate 40E 4G comes with HarmonyOS 2 OS. The Huawei nova 3 body is somewhat thinner and lighter than the Apple Mate 40E 4G.
Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit more vivid display than Mate 40E 4G, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better pixel number per inch in the display. The Huawei nova 3 has a much greater hardware performance than Mate 40E 4G, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Huawei nova 3 counts with a little bit better camera than Mate 40E 4G, because although it has a much lower resolution camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture for better low light captures and video. Huawei nova 3 counts with a way bigger memory for games and applications than Apple Mate 40E 4G, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Huawei nova 3 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 256 GB.
The Mate 40E 4G has a little longer battery duration than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 12 percent bigger battery size.
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