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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 87.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2020-09-11 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.45 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 7.51 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 409 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") 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 | -- |
| 9.9 | 11.88 |
| 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 | 7000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 8.32 |
| 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
Galaxy M51 is much better than Huawei nova 3, getting an 87.7 score against 76.3. Even though Galaxy M51 is noticeably newer than the Huawei nova 3, it's thicker and noticeably heavier. Both phones in this review work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M51 has the previous 10 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
Huawei nova 3 has a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy M51, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the Huawei nova 3 also counts with a little more pixels per display inch. Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy M51. Both have 8 processing cores and 6 GB of RAM memory.
The Galaxy M51 counts with a much better camera than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, a same size diafragm aperture and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy M51 also has a lot better 64 MP resolution camera. The Galaxy M51 has a little bit better storage capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M51 also has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M51 counts with a way better battery life than Huawei nova 3, because it has an 87% bigger battery size.
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