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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-05-22 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 109.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 3 is a little bit better than the Galaxy A6, with a 76.3 score against 75.8. The Huawei nova 3 design is just a bit thinner but a little bit heavier than the Galaxy A6, and both of them were released only a couple of months apart. Huawei nova 3 counts with a better screen than Samsung Galaxy A6, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px, a quite larger screen and a better pixels number per display inch.
Huawei nova 3 features a much better storage for games and applications than Galaxy A6, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Huawei nova 3 has a bit better processing power than Galaxy A6, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has more RAM.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A6, because it has a 3750mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. The Huawei nova 3 features just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A6, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have a camera with a 16 mega pixels, the Huawei nova 3 also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video definition.
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