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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2017-10-25 | 2013-09-25 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Pink and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 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, 16 nm (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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.14 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note3 is slightly better than the Huawei nova 2i, having a 77.7 score against 72.4. Both of these phones use Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Note3 has an older 4.4.2 version and Huawei nova 2i has Android 7.0 Nougat. The Galaxy Note3 is an extremely older, a little bit heavier and a bit thicker phone than the Huawei nova 2i.
The Huawei nova 2i features a bit faster processor than Galaxy Note3, because it has a greater number of cores and a larger amount of RAM. Huawei nova 2i features a slightly better looking display than Galaxy Note3, because it has a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2160px, a quite bigger screen and a just a bit higher pixels amount in each inch in the screen.
Galaxy Note3 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has a less mega-pixels back-facing camera, it also counts with a lot better video quality. The Huawei nova 2i has a bit more storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note3, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei nova 2i also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 128 GB.
The Huawei nova 2i counts with a little better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note3, because it has a 3340mAh battery size.
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