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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android |
| 2017-10-20 | 2022-07-20 |
| 5.93 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 6.39 x 2.91 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Gold and Pink | -- |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 498 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 730 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 60.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Dual Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 10 is a bit better than Huawei Mate 10, with a 79.2 score against 78.9. The Huawei nova 10 design is incredibly newer, somewhat thinner and a little lighter than the Huawei Mate 10. Huawei nova 10 comes with Android OS, and Huawei Mate 10 has Android 10 OS. The Huawei Mate 10 has a much better looking screen than Huawei nova 10, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a higher amount of pixels per inch in the display.
Huawei Mate 10 counts with just a bit bigger memory for applications and games than Huawei nova 10, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 256 GB. Huawei nova 10 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei Mate 10, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 10 also has 4 GB more RAM.
The Huawei nova 10's battery life is very similar to the battery lifetime in Huawei Mate 10. Huawei Mate 10 takes clearer photos and videos than Huawei nova 10, because although it has a lower 3840x2160 video quality and a lot worse resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture for better low-light photos.
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