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| Global Score | |
| 73.9 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 14 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-07-18 |
| -- | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| -- | 5.86 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 399 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| -- | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 6.12 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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
Huawei nova 3 has a general score of 76.3, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A35's overall score of 73.9. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei nova 3 has the newer 8.1 Oreo version and Samsung Galaxy A35 has Android 14, offering some additional features and performance enhancements.
Huawei nova 3 has just a bit better looking display than Galaxy A35, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340px, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display. Huawei nova 3 features a very superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A35. They have the same RAM amount and 8 cpu cores.
Huawei nova 3 has a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A35, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Huawei nova 3 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy A35 features improved battery performance than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 33 percent bigger battery capacity.
Huawei nova 3 captures much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A35, although it has a much lower 16 megapixels resolution camera.
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