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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-10-20 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 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 |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 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
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is better than the Huawei nova 3, getting a score of 84.2 against 76.3. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) construction is a bit thicker and a little bit heavier than the Huawei nova 3. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018). They have 6 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores.
Huawei nova 3 has a screen that is just as good as the display in Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although the Huawei nova 3 has a little bit lower number of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a quite bigger display and a quite better 1080 x 2340 resolution. Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little bit more memory for apps and games than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Huawei nova 3 features a little better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a camera that's very similar to the camera in Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although the Huawei nova 3 has a back facing camera with lot less mega-pixels and a smaller aperture which is worse for capturing images and videos in low-light situations, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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