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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-12-16 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 3 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) and HSPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 3 is slightly better than the Galaxy A7 (2016), with a 76.3 score against 72.8. The Huawei nova 3 construction has the same thickness than the Galaxy A7 (2016), but it's just a bit lighter. The Huawei nova 3 features a bit better processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with a little bit better screen than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, a quite bigger display and a little better quantity of pixels in each screen inch. Huawei nova 3 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a bigger diafragm aperture, a higher resolution back facing camera and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Huawei nova 3 features a superior storage for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has more internal storage capacity and an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a 3750mAh battery size against 3300mAh.
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