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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | OnePlus |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2021-04-02 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Arctic Sky, Astral Black and Winter Mist |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 660 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 | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 12.65 |
| 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 Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 Huawei nova 3 is just a bit better than OnePlus 9, getting a 76.3 score against 76. Both of these devices use Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei nova 3 has a newer 8.1 Oreo version and OnePlus 9 has Android 11. Despite of the fact that Huawei nova 3 is older than the OnePlus 9, it's design is lighter and thinner.
OnePlus 9 counts with a bit better performance than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same number of cores, the OnePlus 9 also has more RAM. The OnePlus 9 counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a quite lower count of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a little bit bigger screen.
The OnePlus 9 counts with a very superior camera than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same aperture, the OnePlus 9 also has a way better 7680x4320 video resolution and a camera with a lot higher 48 mega pixels resolution. The Huawei nova 3 features a superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than OnePlus 9, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei nova 3 also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
The OnePlus 9 has longer battery performance than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 20% more battery capacity.
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