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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 13 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2023-09-15 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 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
Huawei nova 3 has a score of 76.3, which is just a bit better than Fairphone 5's 75.5 general score. These phones include Android OS, but Huawei nova 3 has a more recent 8.1 Oreo version and Fairphone 5 has Android 13, counting with a lot of extra features. Despite of the fact that Huawei nova 3 is extremely older than the Fairphone 5, it's body is thinner and a lot lighter.
The Fairphone 5 counts with just a bit better performance than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Fairphone 5 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Fairphone 5 has a much better looking screen than Huawei nova 3, because it has a quite larger display, a bit greater screen density and a little bit higher 1224 x 2700 resolution.
Fairphone 5 has a slightly bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 3, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal storage. Huawei nova 3 features just a bit better camera than Fairphone 5, because although it has a camera in the back with much less MP resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture.
Fairphone 5 has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 12% larger battery capacity.
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