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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-04-20 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 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-T880 MP4 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 |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 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 |
| 9.24 | 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 | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer 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 | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 3 has an overall score of 76.3, which is slightly better than Huawei P9 Plus's global score of 75.5. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei nova 3 has a more recent 8.1 Oreo version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version, so it offers a couple nice extra features. Huawei nova 3's body is much newer than Huawei P9 Plus's, but it's a bit heavier and just a bit thicker.
Huawei P9 Plus and Huawei nova 3 count with similar displays, although the Huawei nova 3 also has a bit bigger display, a little bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a just a little better quantity of pixels per inch of display. The Huawei nova 3 has a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB, the Huawei nova 3 also has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei P9 Plus and Huawei nova 3 have quite similar CPUs, and although the Huawei nova 3 has 2 GB more RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a little longer battery duration than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 3750mAh battery size. The Huawei nova 3 counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a back camera with way more megapixels, a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light captures and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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