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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2018-07-18 | 2018-02-22 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 3 is a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, with a global score of 76.3 against 75.8. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but Huawei nova 3 has a newer 8.1 Oreo version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo, so it offers some additional features. Even though the Huawei nova 3 and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro were released only 5 months apart, the Huawei nova 3 is just a little thinner and just a little lighter.
The Huawei nova 3 features a slightly better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, because it has a little higher pixels amount per inch in the screen, a slightly higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a bit bigger screen. The Huawei nova 3 features a little better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro. Both have 8 CPU cores and a 6 GB RAM memory.
Huawei nova 3 features a superior camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, because it has a way better (4K) video definition, a much more mega-pixels camera in the back and a larger camera aperture for better photography in low light situations. Huawei nova 3 features a superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, because it has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro counts with just a little better battery duration than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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