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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2021-04-20 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.46 x 2.87 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Marine Blue and Moondust Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 3 is a bit better than TCL 20 Pro 5G, having a 76.3 score against 76.1. These phones have Android operating system, but Huawei nova 3 has the newer 8.1 Oreo version while TCL 20 Pro 5G has Android 11, offering some nice extra features and performance improvements. The Huawei nova 3 is an incredibly older phone than TCL 20 Pro 5G, but it's somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter anyway.
Huawei nova 3 has a little sharper screen than TCL 20 Pro 5G, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a quite lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a little bit greater screen density. TCL 20 Pro 5G has a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 3, because it has 256 GB internal memory and a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
Huawei nova 3 features a little bit better hardware performance than TCL 20 Pro 5G. Both have a 6 GB RAM and the same number of cores. The TCL 20 Pro 5G features improved battery life than Huawei nova 3, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity. The TCL 20 Pro 5G features a much better camera than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the TCL 20 Pro 5G also has a back facing camera with a much better 48 mega-pixels resolution.
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