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| Global Score | |
| 76 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-04-21 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Glacial green | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 330.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 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 |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 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/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 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 |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 10.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 score of 76.3, which is a little bit better than OnePlus 8's 76 global score. The Huawei nova 3 is an older phone than OnePlus 8, but Huawei managed to build it just a little thinner and just a bit lighter anyway. OnePlus 8 features a much better display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a little inferior pixel count in each inch of screen, it also counts with a quite larger screen and a slightly higher 1080 x 2400 resolution.
Huawei nova 3 features a much greater memory for applications and games than OnePlus 8, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Huawei nova 3 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB. OnePlus 8 counts with a bit better processor than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the OnePlus 8 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
OnePlus 8 counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 15 percent bigger battery capacity. OnePlus 8 captures way better videos and photos than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have a same size camera aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the OnePlus 8 also has faster 60 frames per second video frame rate and a back camera with way more mega pixels.
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