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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 89.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-07-18 | 2019-11-15 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 10.41 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass |
| -- | $ 2299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.32 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate X is much better than Huawei nova 3, with an 89.4 score against 76.3. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but Huawei Mate X has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo, providing the user some additional features and performance tweaks. Huawei Mate X's body is newer, but extremely thicker and extremely heavier than Huawei nova 3.
Huawei Mate X has a bit better performance than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate X also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate X counts with a slightly better looking screen than Huawei nova 3, because it has a bigger display, a little bit more pixels per inch in the display and a much better 2200 x 2480 resolution.
The Huawei nova 3 takes clearer photographs and videos than Huawei Mate X, although it has a way worse 16 mega-pixels resolution camera, they both have a same size aperture. Huawei Mate X counts with a way bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 3, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei Mate X has better battery duration than Huawei nova 3, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3750mAh.
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