Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-05-27 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black and Red | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 600.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Huawei nova 3 has a global score of 76.3, which is a little bit better than nubia Red Magic 3's 75.6 general score. Both phones we compare here work with Android OS, but Huawei nova 3 has older 8.1 Oreo version while nubia Red Magic 3 has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Huawei nova 3 is an older device than nubia Red Magic 3, but it's extremely lighter and a lot thinner anyway.
Huawei nova 3 and nubia Red Magic 3 count with very similar displays, because although the Huawei nova 3 has a bit smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, it also counts with a bit higher pixels quantity in each inch in the display. The nubia Red Magic 3 counts with a bit bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei nova 3, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB more internal memory.
Nubia Red Magic 3 counts with a little better processing power than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the nubia Red Magic 3 also has 6 GB more RAM. The nubia Red Magic 3 has a much better camera than Huawei nova 3, because it has a lot more megapixels camera, a larger camera aperture and a lot higher 7680x4320 video definition.
The nubia Red Magic 3 features superior battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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