Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-10-16 | 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 |
| Cyber shade | 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-AC chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 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 |
| 9.81 | 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
The Huawei nova 3 is a bit better than nubia Red Magic 3S, having a overall score of 76.3 against 75.8. Huawei nova 3's body is notably thinner and noticeably lighter than nubia Red Magic 3S, despite of the fact that it was released just 15 months before. Both devices in our current comparison use Android OS (operating system), but Huawei nova 3 has 8.1 Oreo version while nubia Red Magic 3S has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The nubia Red Magic 3S features just a bit better performance than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The nubia Red Magic 3S and the Huawei nova 3 feature really similar screens, because although the Huawei nova 3 has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels quantity in each inch in the display.
Nubia Red Magic 3S features a slightly better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 3, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. The nubia Red Magic 3S has superior battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 33% larger battery size.
The nubia Red Magic 3S has a very superior camera than Huawei nova 3, because it has a bigger aperture for better low light captures and videos, a lot higher video definition and a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels.
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