Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-05-18 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 275.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD 5 | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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 |
Comparison review
HTC U11 is a bit better than the Huawei nova 3, having a general score of 77.6 against 76.3. Although it's the best we are comparing, HTC U11's construction is older, a little heavier and just a bit thicker than Huawei nova 3. HTC U11 has just a bit better display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixel quantity per inch of display and a better 1440 x 2560 resolution.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than HTC U11, because it has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB and more internal memory. The HTC U11 and the Huawei nova 3 have incredibly similar CPUs, and although the Huawei nova 3 has 2 GB more RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
Huawei nova 3 features longer battery performance than HTC U11, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity. HTC U11 and Huawei nova 3 feature really similar cameras, because although the Huawei nova 3 has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for low-light images, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video definition, it also counts with a back facing camera with a much better 16 megapixels resolution.
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