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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 90.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2021-08-11 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.23 x 5.04 x 0.25 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 9.56 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Phantom Black, Phantom Green and Phantom Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 7.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2208 x 1768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 372 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Galaxy Z Fold 3 is much better than Huawei nova 3, getting a 90.6 score against 76.3. Both of these devices work with Android operating system, but Galaxy Z Fold 3 has 11 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version. Although Galaxy Z Fold 3 is notably heavier than Huawei nova 3, it's thinner and a lot newer.
The Huawei nova 3 has just a bit better looking display than Galaxy Z Fold 3, because although it has a lot worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little better screen pixels density. Galaxy Z Fold 3 has a little faster CPU than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei nova 3 shoots greater pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, because it has a back camera with way more megapixels and a larger camera aperture for better low light photography and videos. Galaxy Z Fold 3 has slightly more storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei nova 3, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Z Fold 3 features a bit longer battery life than Huawei nova 3, because it has 4400mAh of battery capacity instead of 3750mAh.
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