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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-07-06 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.96 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.34 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Gray and Red | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1620 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 433 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 9.57 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 3 is just a bit better than the BlackBerry KEY2, with a score of 76.3 against 75.4. Although Huawei nova 3 and BlackBerry KEY2 were only released with a couple of months difference, Huawei nova 3's design is a little bit heavier but also somewhat thinner than BlackBerry KEY2. BlackBerry KEY2 has a bit more vivid screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a way smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1620 pixels, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per display inch.
Huawei nova 3 features as much storage for games and applications as BlackBerry KEY2, both have the same internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that admits up to 256 GB. The Huawei nova 3 has a bit more powerful processing unit than BlackBerry KEY2. They have 8 processing cores and a 6 GB RAM.
The Huawei nova 3 has a bit superior battery life than BlackBerry KEY2, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity instead of 3500mAh. Huawei nova 3 has a slightly better camera than BlackBerry KEY2, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, a F1.8 aperture and the same video frame rate, the Huawei nova 3 also has a way higher 16 megapixels resolution camera in the back.
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