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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-18 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 5.5 |
| 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 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 3 has a score of 76.3, which is a bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s score of 75.8. Although Huawei nova 3 is a little heavier than the Galaxy A5 (2017), it's just a little thinner and newer. Huawei nova 3 has a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a screen that's just as good as Huawei nova 3's screen, because although the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a quite lower 1080 x 1920px resolution and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater pixel density. Huawei nova 3 features a very superior memory to install applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB, the Huawei nova 3 also has 128 GB internal storage.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity. The Huawei nova 3 features a slightly better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same resolution camera, the Huawei nova 3 also has a bigger aperture and a much higher (4K) video resolution.
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