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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | OnePlus |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-18 | 2020-04-21 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.51 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Glacial green |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 747.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3168 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 512 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4510mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
OnePlus 8 Pro is slightly better than Huawei nova 3, getting a overall score of 77.2 against 76.3. Although the OnePlus 8 Pro is newer than the Huawei nova 3, it's thicker and heavier. The OnePlus 8 Pro counts with a better screen than Huawei nova 3, because it has a better 1440 x 3168px resolution, a little bigger display and a higher pixel density.
Huawei nova 3 features a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than OnePlus 8 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Huawei nova 3 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 256 GB. The OnePlus 8 Pro has a bit faster processing unit than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the OnePlus 8 Pro also has more RAM.
OnePlus 8 Pro features improved battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 20% larger battery size. The OnePlus 8 Pro shoots way better videos and photos than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same camera aperture and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the OnePlus 8 Pro also has higher video frame rate and a much higher resolution back facing camera.
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