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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 11 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-04-28 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 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
The Huawei nova 3 is just a bit better than realme 8 5G, with a 76.3 score against 72. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei nova 3 has a more recent 8.1 Oreo version while realme 8 5G has Android 11 version. Huawei nova 3's body is somewhat lighter and thinner than realme 8 5G, despite of the fact that it was released many years before.
The realme 8 5G has a little more vivid screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a quite bigger display and a slightly higher 1080 x 2400px resolution. Realme 8 5G has a bigger storage for applications and games than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the realme 8 5G also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
Huawei nova 3 has a little faster CPU than realme 8 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Realme 8 5G counts with superior battery life than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 3750mAh. Realme 8 5G takes clearer photographs and videos than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the realme 8 5G also has a lot more MP camera.
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