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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 11 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-06-25 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.48 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2388 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Cortex-A78, 64-bit, 6 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 | |
| 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 17.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 10.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 Honor 50 SE's general score of 73.7. Huawei nova 3's construction is somewhat lighter and a bit thinner than the Honor 50 SE, although it was released 3 years before. Both of these phones have Android OS, but the Huawei nova 3 has 8.1 Oreo version and Honor 50 SE has Android 11, counting with some extra features and increased performance.
Huawei nova 3 features a slightly better display than Honor 50 SE, because although it has a little smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px, it also counts with a little better display pixels density. Honor 50 SE counts with a little faster CPU than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have 8 cores, the Honor 50 SE also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Honor 50 SE takes much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for capturing photographs in low-light situations, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Honor 50 SE also counts with a way more megapixels camera.
Huawei nova 3 counts with a much greater memory for applications and games than Honor 50 SE, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Huawei nova 3 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Honor 50 SE features a little longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3750mAh.
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