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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2021-06-17 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 8.18 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Forged Green |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 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) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 11.22 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Motorola Defy (2021) has an overall score of 77.2, which is a bit better than the Huawei nova 3's 76.3 general score. Although Motorola Defy (2021) is newer than Huawei nova 3, it is much thicker and heavier. Both phones in our current comparison have Android OS, but the Motorola Defy (2021) has the previous 11 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo.
The Huawei nova 3 features a brighter screen than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher 1080 x 2340px resolution and much more pixels per inch of display. Huawei nova 3 features a little bit better performance than Motorola Defy (2021), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei nova 3 has a greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a slot for an external memory card that admits 256 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory. The Motorola Defy (2021) features a better camera than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same video quality, the Motorola Defy (2021) also has a much higher resolution camera, a bigger camera aperture for better low-light photography and video and faster 60 fps video frame rate.
Motorola Defy (2021) features superior battery performance than Huawei nova 3, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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