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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | HarmonyOS 3 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2022-10-20 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.36 x 3.00 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Purple and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2700 x 1224 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 442 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 4G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 8.8 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4460mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
Huawei Mate 50E is slightly better than Huawei nova 3, having a global score of 78.9 against 76.3. Huawei Mate 50E counts with HarmonyOS 3 operating system, and Huawei nova 3 comes with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system. The Huawei Mate 50E body is a lot newer, but heavier and a little thicker than Huawei nova 3.
The Huawei Mate 50E counts with a bit superior processor than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate 50E also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 50E counts with a little sharper display than Huawei nova 3, because it has a just a little greater pixel number per screen inch, a bit higher 1224 x 2700 resolution and a quite bigger screen.
Huawei nova 3 features a very superior memory capacity for applications and games than Huawei Mate 50E, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Huawei nova 3 also has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei Mate 50E counts with improved battery life than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 4460mAh battery capacity instead of 3750mAh.
Huawei nova 3 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 50E, although it has a much smaller aperture which is worse for capturing photos in poorly lited environments and a lot worse 16 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
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