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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2013-09-25 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Pink and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 330 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note3 has a general score of 77.7, which is slightly better than the Huawei nova 2 Plus's general score of 74.2. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Note3 has the previous 4.4.2 version and Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version. The Galaxy Note3 construction is a bit lighter than the Huawei nova 2 Plus, although it is somewhat thicker and was released 4 years before.
Huawei nova 2 Plus counts with a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Note3, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 1920, the Huawei nova 2 Plus also counts with a just a bit greater pixel amount in each display inch. The Huawei nova 2 Plus features a little bit better storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Note3, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei nova 2 Plus also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 128 GB.
The Huawei nova 2 Plus counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note3, because it has a larger number of cores and a larger amount of RAM. Galaxy Note3 takes just a bit better videos and photos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a more mega-pixels back facing camera and a lot higher (4K) video definition.
Huawei nova 2 Plus counts with a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note3, because it has a 3340mAh battery capacity.
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