Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 76.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-07-18 | 2019-04-26 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.47 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Pink and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 3.52 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.32 |
| 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
The Galaxy A70 has a global score of 76.9, which is slightly better than Huawei nova 3's overall score of 76.3. Galaxy A70's construction is newer, but a little thicker and a little heavier than the Huawei nova 3. Both phones in this comparison review come with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy A70 has the older 10 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo.
Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A70, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit higher count of pixels per inch of display. The Samsung Galaxy A70 counts with just a bit bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A70 also has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB.
Huawei nova 3 has a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A70. Both have a Octa-Core CPU and a 6 GB RAM memory. Huawei nova 3 features a very superior camera than Galaxy A70, although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low light photos and video, they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate.
The Galaxy A70 has better battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3750mAh.
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