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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | HTC |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-18 | 2017-05-18 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Silver and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 5 |
| 409 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
HTC U11 is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 3, with a general score of 77.6 against 76.3. HTC U11's construction is older, just a bit thicker and a little bit heavier than the Huawei nova 3. HTC U11's processor is just as good as Huawei nova 3's CPU, and although the HTC U11 has less RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
HTC U11 has a little bit better screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a greater screen density. HTC U11's camera is just as good as the camera in Huawei nova 3, because although the HTC U11 has a lot less mega pixels back-facing camera and a worse video definition, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light photos and videos.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than HTC U11, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 256 GB. Huawei nova 3 counts with longer battery duration than HTC U11, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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