Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | LG |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-07-18 | 2016-03-31 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 5.88 x 2.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 554 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 12.76 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 2800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 is a little bit better than LG G5, with a score of 76.3 against 76.1. These phones use Android operating system, but the Huawei nova 3 has a more recent 8.1 Oreo version while LG G5 has Android 8.0 Oreo, so it provides you a couple additional features and a performance increase. The Huawei nova 3 design has the same thickness than LG G5, but it's just a little bit heavier.
The LG G5 counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better pixel number per inch of display and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit superior processor than LG G5, because it has more cpu cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
LG G5 takes slightly better pictures and videos than Huawei nova 3. Both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a F1.8 aperture, the same video frame rates and a 16 mega pixels back facing camera. The Huawei nova 3 counts with just a bit bigger storage capacity for applications and games than LG G5, because although it has a SD memory slot that supports up to 256 GB against 1,95 TB, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage.
The Huawei nova 3 features better battery lifetime than LG G5, because it has a 3750mAh battery size instead of 2800mAh.
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