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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-03-19 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.13 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 151.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 271 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7884 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | -- |
| 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 |
| 9.02 | 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 | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 3 has a global score of 76.3, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A10's 72.3 global score. Huawei nova 3's body is a little thinner and a bit lighter than Galaxy A10, even when both of them were released with only a few months difference. These phones use Android operating system, but Huawei nova 3 has newer 8.1 Oreo version while Galaxy A10 has Android 11 version, giving some extra features.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with a better screen than Galaxy A10, because it has a quite bigger display, a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a lot better number of pixels per inch in the screen. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A10, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Huawei nova 3 features a bit faster processor than Galaxy A10, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has more RAM memory. The Huawei nova 3 has a little longer battery performance than Galaxy A10, because it has a 10% bigger battery capacity. The Huawei nova 3 takes a little bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A10, because it has a more mega-pixels camera, a bigger aperture to take better photos and videos in low light environments and a lot higher (4K) video definition.
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