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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 97.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-07-18 | 2019-09-27 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.33 x 4.64 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 9.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Cosmos black and Space silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 1980.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 7.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2152 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 362 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4380mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Fold has an overall score of 97.6, which is a lot better than Huawei nova 3's 76.3 general score. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Fold is notably heavier than Huawei nova 3, it's just a little bit thinner and newer. Both phones in this comparison include Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Fold has newer 9.0 Pie version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
The Huawei nova 3 has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy Fold, because although it has a quite smaller display and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display. The Samsung Galaxy Fold counts with a much better memory for applications and games than Huawei nova 3, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Fold has a bit better hardware performance than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy Fold also has 6 GB more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy Fold has a slightly better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a camera in the back with a lot worse resolution and a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, it also counts with a bigger aperture for better low light images and video.
The Galaxy Fold counts with just a bit better battery life than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 4380mAh battery capacity.
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