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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-03-07 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.72 x 2.73 x 0.27 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 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-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 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 |
| 9.46 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.68 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 3 is a little bit better than Huawei P10, having a global score of 76.3 against 75.5. Although the Huawei nova 3 is newer than Huawei P10, it is just a bit thicker and somewhat heavier. Huawei P10 has a bit sharper screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a little lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a just a bit greater display pixels density.
Huawei nova 3 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei P10, and although they both have an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB, the Huawei nova 3 also has more internal memory. The Huawei nova 3 features a CPU that is just as good as Huawei P10's processor, and although the Huawei nova 3 has more RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
Huawei nova 3 shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Huawei P10, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei nova 3 also has a larger aperture to capture better low light captures and a lot better resolution camera in the back. The Huawei nova 3 has a little longer battery lifetime than Huawei P10, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity.
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