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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| HarmonyOS 3 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2023-04-08 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.18 x 5.57 x 0.21 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 8.43 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Dark Green, Gold, Purple and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2224 x 2496 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 429 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.64 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 3 is slightly better than the Huawei Mate X3, with a overall score of 76.3 against 74.7. Huawei nova 3 works with Android 8.1 Oreo OS, while Huawei Mate X3 has HarmonyOS 3 OS. Huawei nova 3 is an extremely older and much thicker cellphone than Huawei Mate X3, but Huawei was able to make it much lighter anyway.
Huawei nova 3 features a really superior processing power than Huawei Mate X3, although it has less RAM, they both have 8 cpu cores. The Huawei nova 3 features a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate X3, although it has a lot lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, a just a little lower amount of pixels per inch in the screen and a little bit smaller display.
Huawei Mate X3 counts with a little bit more memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei nova 3, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. The Huawei Mate X3 counts with a better camera than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a same size aperture, the Huawei Mate X3 also has faster video frame rate and a back-facing camera with way more MP.
The Huawei Mate X3 has superior battery life than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 4800mAh battery size instead of 3750mAh.
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