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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-10-14 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.25 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Diamond black and Twilight blue | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 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 |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.72 | 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 | |
| 48.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
Huawei nova 3 is slightly better than the nubia Z20, getting a general score of 76.3 against 71.9. Huawei nova 3's body is thinner and somewhat lighter than nubia Z20, although it was released around 15 months before. These devices use Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei nova 3 has 8.1 Oreo version and nubia Z20 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Nubia Z20 counts with just a bit better screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a bit inferior pixels quantity in each inch of screen, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 2340 resolution, the nubia Z20 also counts with a quite bigger display. The Huawei nova 3 has a very superior storage for applications and games than nubia Z20, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Huawei nova 3 also has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 256 GB.
The nubia Z20 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the nubia Z20 also has a higher amount of RAM. The nubia Z20 counts with a little longer battery duration than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 4000mAh battery size. Nubia Z20 captures better pictures and videos than Huawei nova 3, because it has a camera with a lot higher resolution, a bigger aperture and a lot higher video definition.
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