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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 12 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2023-07-11 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.38 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.10 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2412 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| 64-bit (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 9.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4700mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.56 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 global score of 76.3, which is slightly better than Nothing Phone (2)'s 75.6 score. Both devices in this review come with Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei nova 3 has a more recent 8.1 Oreo version while Nothing Phone (2) has Android 12. The Huawei nova 3 is an older phone than the Nothing Phone (2), but Huawei was able to make it somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter.
Nothing Phone (2) counts with a bit better screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a little lower pixels count in each inch of screen, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2412 resolution and a quite bigger display. The Nothing Phone (2) features a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Nothing Phone (2) also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Nothing Phone (2) has a way better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Nothing Phone (2) also counts with higher 60 frames per second video frame rates and a camera with lot more mega pixels.
The Huawei nova 3 has a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Nothing Phone (2), and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Huawei nova 3 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 256 GB. The Nothing Phone (2) has greater battery duration than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 25% greater battery capacity.
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