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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-06-21 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.27 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Blue Void, Charcoal Ink and Silver Ray | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 570 Gold, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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 619 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 10.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 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 the OnePlus Nord CE 5G's global score of 72.3. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei nova 3 has the newer 8.1 Oreo version and OnePlus Nord CE 5G has Android 11, so it gives some additional features and performance enhancements. Even though the Huawei nova 3 is noticeably older than OnePlus Nord CE 5G, it's body is a bit thinner and a little bit lighter.
Huawei nova 3 has a display that is very similar to the screen in OnePlus Nord CE 5G, although the Huawei nova 3 has a bit worse 1080 x 2340px resolution, a quite lower count of pixels per inch in the screen and a little bit smaller display. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit better hardware performance than OnePlus Nord CE 5G. Both have a 6 GB RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit.
The OnePlus Nord CE 5G features a much better camera than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same aperture and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the OnePlus Nord CE 5G also has a back facing camera with a lot better resolution. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a much greater storage for games and applications than OnePlus Nord CE 5G, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Huawei nova 3 also has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The OnePlus Nord CE 5G has better battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
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