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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-07-18 | 2018-09-12 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and Gold |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.68 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 3 has a score of 76.3, which is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 20 lite's 76.2 overall score. The Huawei nova 3 is a a little bit thinner and just a little lighter cellphone than Huawei Mate 20 lite, even though both of them were released with only 2 months difference. These phones come with the same Android 8.1 Oreo OS (Operating System), so they should provide the user very similar operating system features.
Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with a display that's very similar to the screen in Huawei nova 3, they have exactly the same 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, a display with the same size and a greater quantity of pixels per inch of screen. Huawei nova 3 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei nova 3 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Huawei nova 3 features a bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Huawei nova 3 captures just a bit better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a back camera with a worse 16 MP resolution, and they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Huawei nova 3 also counts with a lot higher video quality.
Huawei nova 3 and Huawei Mate 20 lite count with really similar batteries duration.
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