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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-05-08 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.11 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Aurora blue, Emerald green and Midnight black | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 416 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei P Smart (2020) is a bit better than Huawei nova 3, having a 77.5 score against 76.3. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei P Smart (2020) has newer 9.0 Pie version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo, providing a lot of extra features. Even though Huawei P Smart (2020) is just a little bit thicker than the Huawei nova 3, it's a bit lighter and newer.
Huawei nova 3 has a screen that is very similar to Huawei P Smart (2020)'s screen, because although the Huawei nova 3 has a little less pixels per screen inch, and they both have an equal 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, it also counts with a quite larger screen. Huawei P Smart (2020) features a slightly better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the Huawei P Smart (2020) also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 512 GB.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with a little faster CPU than Huawei P Smart (2020), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has a larger amount of RAM. The Huawei nova 3 has just a bit longer battery duration than Huawei P Smart (2020), because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
Huawei nova 3 takes clearer videos and photos than Huawei P Smart (2020), and although they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the Huawei nova 3 also has a back-facing camera with a higher 16 megapixels resolution and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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