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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-05-21 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.21 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Mirror gray | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 319.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) 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 | |
| 3700mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 is slightly better than OnePlus 7, getting a 76.3 score against 71.6. The Huawei nova 3 is an older phone than the OnePlus 7, but it is a little bit thinner and a little bit lighter anyway. Both of these devices include Android operating system, but the Huawei nova 3 has newer 8.1 Oreo version and OnePlus 7 has Android 11 version, so it provides lots of additional features.
OnePlus 7 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Huawei nova 3. They have a Octa-Core processor and a 6 GB RAM memory. The OnePlus 7 features a bit better looking screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a just a bit worse pixel number per screen inch, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, the OnePlus 7 also counts with a little bit larger screen.
Huawei nova 3 features a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than OnePlus 7, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Huawei nova 3 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 256 GB. The OnePlus 7 shoots way better photographs and videos than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the OnePlus 7 also has higher video frame rates, a bigger camera aperture to capture better photos and videos in low-light environments and a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels.
Huawei nova 3 features a battery lifetime that is very similar to OnePlus 7's battery lifetime, although the Huawei nova 3 also has a 1 percent bigger battery capacity.
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