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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 14 |
| 2018-07-18 | -- |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
Huawei nova 3 is just a bit better than the Galaxy A16 5G, with a global score of 76.3 against 76.2. Huawei nova 3 is a lighter and just a bit thinner cellphone than the Galaxy A16 5G. Both devices in this comparison have Android operating system, but Huawei nova 3 has a newer 8.1 Oreo version while Galaxy A16 5G has Android 14 version.
The Huawei nova 3 has a really superior performance than Galaxy A16 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has a higher amount of RAM. Galaxy A16 5G has a little bit better display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch of display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the Galaxy A16 5G also counts with a quite bigger display.
The Huawei nova 3 has just a bit better camera than Galaxy A16 5G, although it has a way lower resolution back camera, they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture. The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G features a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G also has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 1000 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G features longer battery duration than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 33 percent bigger battery capacity.
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