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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-07-07 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 611.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 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 | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 3, having a global score of 80.4 against 76.3. Although it's the best cellphone in this comparison review, we must highlight that it is also older, just a little heavier and just a little bit thicker. Galaxy Note Fan Edition counts with a slightly better display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 and more pixels per inch of display.
Huawei nova 3 features a bit superior processor than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei nova 3 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei nova 3 has a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although they both have a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB, the Huawei nova 3 also has more internal memory capacity.
Huawei nova 3 features just a bit better battery performance than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity. Huawei nova 3 captures clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for capturing photographs in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Huawei nova 3 also counts with a back facing camera with a much higher 16 mega-pixels resolution.
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