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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-08-02 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.44 | 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
Galaxy Note7 is a bit better than the Huawei nova 3, getting a overall score of 79.5 against 76.3. Although it's the best in our current comparison, Galaxy Note7 is an older, a bit heavier and just a little bit thicker phone than the Huawei nova 3. Huawei nova 3 has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy Note7, because it has a higher number of cores (and also faster) and 2 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy Note7 has a slightly better display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a better quantity of pixels per inch of screen. Huawei nova 3 takes clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Huawei nova 3 also counts with a back camera with lot more mega pixels.
The Huawei nova 3 features a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy Note7, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB, the Huawei nova 3 also has 128 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit longer battery life than Galaxy Note7, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity instead of 3500mAh.
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