Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-07-18 | 2019-02-05 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M20 is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 3, having a 78.9 score against 76.3. These phones use Android OS, but the Galaxy M20 has an older 10 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo. Although it's the best phone in this comparison review, Galaxy M20's body is heavier and somewhat thicker than the Huawei nova 3.
Huawei nova 3 counts with a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M20. Both of them have the same screen pixels density, a same size screen and exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340. Huawei nova 3 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M20, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Huawei nova 3 features a better storage for games and applications than Galaxy M20, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that admits 256 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Galaxy M20 counts with superior battery performance than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
Huawei nova 3 captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy M20, because it has a more megapixels back-facing camera, a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a larger aperture to capture better low light captures.
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