Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-04-10 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black,Deep blue and Red | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 166.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 268 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 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 |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 + 8.00 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 has an overall score of 76.3, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A20's 74.7 overall score. Although Huawei nova 3 and Galaxy A20 were released only a couple months apart, Huawei nova 3 is a little bit lighter and just a little bit thinner. These phones use Android operating system, but Huawei nova 3 has 8.1 Oreo version while Galaxy A20 has Android 11 version.
The Huawei nova 3 has a bit better performance than Galaxy A20, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has more RAM. Huawei nova 3 features a more vivid display than Galaxy A20, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a way greater count of pixels per inch of screen.
Huawei nova 3 counts with a way bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy A20, because although it has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei nova 3 features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A20, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video quality, a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light captures and video and a more megapixels back camera.
Galaxy A20 has just a little bit longer battery duration than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 7% larger battery size.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.