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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 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 MP3 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 3 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), having a 76.3 score against 75.8. Huawei nova 3's body is newer, just a bit thinner and somewhat lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017). The Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has 3 GB more RAM memory.
Huawei nova 3 has just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a bit larger screen, a little higher pixels density and a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. The Huawei nova 3 has just a bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a same resolution camera, the Huawei nova 3 also has a way better (4K) video resolution and a larger diafragm aperture to take better images and videos in poorly lited environments.
Huawei nova 3 has a much better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB, the Huawei nova 3 also has 128 GB internal storage. Huawei nova 3 counts with a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity instead of 3600mAh.
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