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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-07-18 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 5.6 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is a bit better than Huawei nova 3, getting a 78.1 score against 76.3. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has an older 8.0 Oreo version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version. The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge construction is just a bit lighter than the Huawei nova 3, but it's just a little bit thicker and was released 2 years before.
Galaxy S7 edge counts with a little sharper display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a greater quantity of pixels per display inch and a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution. The Huawei nova 3 features a little faster CPU than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has 2 GB more RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
The Huawei nova 3 has a much greater storage for applications and games than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 256 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei nova 3 has a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for low light photography and videos, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Huawei nova 3 also counts with a back camera with much more megapixels.
Huawei nova 3 features just a bit longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a 3750mAh battery size against 3600mAh.
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