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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-18 | 2018-05-22 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 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 1600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 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 | 9.46 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 3 has a score of 76.3, which is slightly better than Galaxy A6's overall score of 75.8. Even though the Huawei nova 3 and Galaxy A6 were released with only 2 months difference, Huawei nova 3's construction is just a bit heavier but a little bit thinner. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy A6, because it has a lot better 1080 x 2340px resolution, a higher amount of pixels per inch of display and a quite bigger display.
The Huawei nova 3 features a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A6, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei nova 3 also has a greater amount of RAM. Huawei nova 3 features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A6, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same resolution back facing camera, the Huawei nova 3 also counts with a much higher video quality.
Huawei nova 3 has a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A6, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports 144 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei nova 3 counts with longer battery performance than Galaxy A6, because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity.
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