Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-07-18 | 2016-06-01 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.17 x 3.04 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 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 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.28 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy C7 has a global score of 77.7, which is slightly better than the Huawei nova 3's 76.3 global score. Despite of the fact the Samsung Galaxy C7 is noticeably older and a bit heavier than Huawei nova 3, it's construction is still a little thinner. These devices come with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy C7 has 8.0 Oreo version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo.
Huawei nova 3 has a little better processing power than Galaxy C7, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Huawei nova 3 has a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy C7, because it has a bit better screen pixels density, a quite bigger display and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
The Huawei nova 3 takes a little bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy C7, and although they both have the same resolution back camera, the Huawei nova 3 also has a larger camera aperture to take better captures and video in low light environments and a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution. Huawei nova 3 features a way bigger storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy C7, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB and more internal memory.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with just a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy C7, because it has a 14 percent larger battery capacity.
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