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Global Score
87.476.3
Basic Information
SamsungHuawei
Android 5.0Android 8.1 Oreo
2015-04-112018-07-18
5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches
4.87 ounces5.86 ounces
Black, Blue, Gold and White16 777 216
Aluminium and GlassAluminum and Glass
Scratch-Resistant Glass--
$ 252.00--
Display / Screen
5.1 inches6.3 inches
1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K)2340 x 1080 pixels
Super AMOLEDIPS LCD
576 pixels per inch409 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchNo touch screen
9.98.1
Performance
Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset
64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processorARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor
3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM6 GB RAM
Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPUMali-G72 MP12 GPU
10.089.36
Storage
128 GB internal memory128 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot
10.113.18
Camera
16.00 MP + 5.00 MP16.00 MP + 24.00 MP
f/1.90 aperturef/1.80 aperture
28.00mm focal length27.00mm focal length
0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor--
3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution
--1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video
10.019.9
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM--
Nano SIM, Dual SIM--
6.73
Battery Life
2550mAh Battery3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
Wireless Charging--
4.565.68
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.1Bluetooth 4.2
GPSGPS
NFC--
Infra-red port--
Fingerprint ID ScannerFingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor

Comparison review

The Samsung Galaxy S6 is better than the Huawei nova 3, getting an 87.4 score against 76.3. Both of these phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy S6 has older 5.0 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version. The Samsung Galaxy S6 is an much older device than Huawei nova 3, but Samsung was able to make it lighter and a little thinner anyway.

The Galaxy S6 has a much better looking screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1440 resolution and a greater pixel density. The Galaxy S6 features just a little better processing power than Huawei nova 3, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy S6 also counts with a 64 bits CPU and an extra graphics processing unit.

Samsung Galaxy S6 shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Huawei nova 3, although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for low light photography and video, they both have a back camera with a 16 megapixels resolution, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates.

The Huawei nova 3 features much more memory for games and applications than Galaxy S6, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Huawei nova 3 also has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei nova 3 has a very superior battery life than Galaxy S6, because it has a 3750mAh battery size.




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