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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-11-11 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (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-T860 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 has a general score of 76.3, which is a little bit better than the Moto M's score of 71.6. Huawei nova 3's design is newer and a little thinner, but a bit heavier than the Moto M. The Huawei nova 3 has a little bit better display than Motorola Moto M, because it has a quite better 1080 x 2340px resolution, a quite larger screen and a little bit greater pixel density.
Huawei nova 3 counts with a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Moto M, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB and 128 GB internal memory. The Huawei nova 3 has a little bit better processing power than Motorola Moto M, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei nova 3 also has more RAM memory.
Huawei nova 3 has a lot better camera than Moto M, and although they both have the same resolution camera, the Huawei nova 3 also has a larger aperture and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. Huawei nova 3 counts with greater battery life than Moto M, because it has a 23% bigger battery size.
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