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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-07-18 | 2018-08-16 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 297.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 9.57 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 4.96 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Moto Z3 has an overall score of 77.6, which is a bit better than the Huawei nova 3's overall score of 76.3. The Moto Z3 design is a little thinner and a little lighter than the Huawei nova 3, although both were only released with a couple of months difference. Both of these phones use Android OS, but Moto Z3 has 9.0 Pie version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo, so it counts with some nice extra features and some performance improvements.
Huawei nova 3 and Moto Z3 count with really similar screens, although the Moto Z3 has a just a bit inferior amount of pixels per display inch, a bit smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels. The Moto Z3 has a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 3, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB.
Moto Z3 features a CPU that's just as good as the Huawei nova 3 one, and although the Moto Z3 has lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Huawei nova 3 features a bit better camera than Moto Z3, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Huawei nova 3 also has a lot higher 16 mega pixels resolution back camera and a larger diafragm aperture to take better photography and video in low-light environments.
The Huawei nova 3 features longer battery performance than Moto Z3, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity.
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