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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-09-08 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and 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 |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 3 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3510mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | 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 has a general score of 76.3, which is a bit better than Moto Z Play Droid's 71.8 score. The Huawei nova 3 construction is newer, but just a little heavier and just a little bit thicker than the Moto Z Play Droid. The Huawei nova 3 features a bit more vivid screen than Motorola Moto Z Play Droid, because it has a little bit bigger display, a bit greater screen density and a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution.
Huawei nova 3 features a bit better processing power than Motorola Moto Z Play Droid, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has more RAM memory. The Huawei nova 3 has just a bit better camera than Motorola Moto Z Play Droid, and although they both have a back camera with a 16 mega-pixels, the same (4K) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Huawei nova 3 also has a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light captures and video.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with just a bit more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Moto Z Play Droid, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 256 GB against 1,95 TB, it also counts with more internal memory. The Huawei nova 3 features a little longer battery duration than Motorola Moto Z Play Droid, because it has a 7 percent more battery size.
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