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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-18 | 2016-10-20 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 3, having an 80.2 score against 76.3. Google Pixel's body is somewhat lighter than Huawei nova 3, but it's somewhat thicker and was released just a little more than a year before. Google Pixel features a bit sharper display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a way smaller screen and a bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a just a little better screen pixels density.
Huawei nova 3 has much more storage capacity for applications and games than Google Pixel, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Huawei nova 3 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei nova 3 has a little faster processing unit than Google Pixel, because it has a larger number of faster cores and more RAM.
Huawei nova 3 counts with a really longer battery life than Google Pixel, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity instead of 2770mAh. The Huawei nova 3 has a bit better camera than Google Pixel, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same (4K) video definition, the Huawei nova 3 also has a bigger aperture and a back-facing camera with a way better 16 mega pixels resolution.
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