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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-07-13 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 230.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 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 |
| 2 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| 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 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 3 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), with a 76.3 score against 72.5. Although Huawei nova 3 and Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) were only released with a few months difference, Huawei nova 3 is a little bit lighter and thinner. Huawei nova 3 counts with a better display than Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a quite larger screen, much more pixels per screen inch and a way better 1080 x 2340 resolution.
The Huawei nova 3 has a very superior memory to install games and applications than Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with more internal storage. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has more RAM.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for low light photos and video, it also counts with a higher 16 mega-pixels resolution camera and a much better (4K) video quality. Huawei nova 3 has a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a 3750mAh battery size instead of 3300mAh.
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