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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-04-16 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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
Huawei nova 3 has a score of 76.3, which is just a bit better than Huawei P9's 72.9 general score. Huawei nova 3's construction is noticeably newer than Huawei P9's, although it is just a bit thicker and somewhat heavier. The Huawei P9 has a little sharper screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a quite smaller display and a quite lower 1080 x 1920px resolution, it also counts with a just a little better pixels density.
Huawei P9 and Huawei nova 3 count with very similar processors, and although the Huawei nova 3 has a larger amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Huawei nova 3 counts with much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P9, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB, the Huawei nova 3 also has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Huawei nova 3 features improved battery duration than Huawei P9, because it has a 25 percent greater battery size. The Huawei nova 3 takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Huawei P9, because it has a larger camera aperture to capture better low light photos and video, a lot higher resolution camera in the back and a way higher video resolution.
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