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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-03-01 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.75 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 440.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.48 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 is just a bit better than the HTC U Play, with a 76.3 score against 73.5. Huawei nova 3's body is newer and just a bit thinner, but somewhat heavier than HTC U Play. Huawei nova 3 features a screen that is very similar to HTC U Play's screen, because although the Huawei nova 3 has a little bit worse pixels density, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a bigger display.
The Huawei nova 3 features a bit more storage to store more apps and games than HTC U Play, because although it has a SD extension slot that admits up to 256 GB against 1,95 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Huawei nova 3 has a bit superior CPU than HTC U Play, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has 3 GB more RAM.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with just a bit better camera than HTC U Play, and although they both have the same resolution back camera, the Huawei nova 3 also has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a larger aperture to capture better low light captures and videos. Huawei nova 3 features a way better battery performance than HTC U Play, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity instead of 2500mAh.
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