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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-01-08 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 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 |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 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 |
| 8.91 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.3 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 3 is just a bit better than Galaxy A5 (2016), with a score of 76.3 against 71.9. The Huawei nova 3 design has the same thickness than the Galaxy A5 (2016), but it's a little bit heavier. Huawei nova 3 has a screen that's very similar to the Galaxy A5 (2016) one, because although the Huawei nova 3 has a quite lower quantity of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a larger screen.
Huawei nova 3 has a bit better performance than Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Huawei nova 3 has a much greater memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has more internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei nova 3 features a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a larger diafragm aperture to take better photos and video in low-light environments, a camera in the back with more MP and a way better (4K) video quality. The Huawei nova 3 has longer battery life than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity.
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