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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-18 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone XS is better than Huawei nova 3, having an 84.2 score against 76.3. Even being the best in this comparison, it must be told that it's also a little heavier and just a little bit thicker. Apple iPhone XS counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater screen pixels density and a slightly better resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels.
Huawei nova 3 features a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone XS, because it has an external memory slot that supports up to 256 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. The iPhone XS counts with a little better performance than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The iPhone XS features a slightly better camera than Huawei nova 3, although it has a lower video resolution and a much worse resolution back facing camera, they both have a same size camera aperture. The Huawei nova 3 features a much better battery lifetime than iPhone XS, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity.
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