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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-09-15 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 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-T628 MP4 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 3 is slightly better than the Huawei Mate S, getting a general score of 76.3 against 75.3. Huawei nova 3 is a much newer phone than Huawei Mate S, although it is a little heavier and just a bit thicker. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit better display than Huawei Mate S, because it has a slightly better 1080 x 2340px resolution, a quite larger display and a little bit higher screen pixels density.
Huawei nova 3 has a little bit better performance than Huawei Mate S, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has a larger amount of RAM. Huawei nova 3 features a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei Mate S, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Huawei nova 3 also has a SD extension slot that supports up to 256 GB.
The Huawei nova 3 takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate S, because it has a bigger diafragm aperture, a back-facing camera with more mega-pixels and a much better (4K) video resolution. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a very superior battery performance than Huawei Mate S, because it has a 3750mAh battery size against 2700mAh.
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