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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 13 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.00 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| -- | 5.86 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 431 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Google Tensor G2 (5 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G710 MP7 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 6.12 | 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/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 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 | |
| -- | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 1.36 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | 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 an overall score of 76.3, which is a bit better than the Google Pixel 7a's 72.1 global score. Both of these devices have Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei nova 3 has 8.1 Oreo version and Google Pixel 7a has Android 13, offering lots of additional features. Huawei nova 3 features just a bit better display than Google Pixel 7a, because although it has a little bit lower pixels quantity in each display inch and a quite lower 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little bit bigger display.
Huawei nova 3 has a much better hardware performance than Google Pixel 7a. Both have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a much greater storage to install applications and games than Google Pixel 7a, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Huawei nova 3 also has an external memory slot that supports up to 256 GB.
Huawei nova 3 features a much better battery lifetime than Google Pixel 7a. The Huawei nova 3 takes much clearer videos and photos than Google Pixel 7a, although it has a lot lower resolution back camera.
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