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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-01-04 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.12 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 3 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A02s, with a 76.3 score against 74.5. Both of these devices include Android operating system, but Huawei nova 3 has a newer 8.1 Oreo version and Samsung Galaxy A02s has Android 11 version, giving you a lot of extra features and enhanced performance. The Huawei nova 3 is an older device than Samsung Galaxy A02s, but Huawei could make it somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter anyway.
The Huawei nova 3 features a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy A02s, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has a greater amount of RAM. Huawei nova 3 features a sharper display than Galaxy A02s, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a way greater display pixels density and a way better 1080 x 2340px resolution.
Huawei nova 3 shoots better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A02s, because it has a back-facing camera with more megapixels, a much better (4K) video resolution and a larger diafragm aperture. The Huawei nova 3 has a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A02s, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that holds 768 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy A02s features longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3750mAh.
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