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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 5.1 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-08-13 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.40 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 439.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.8 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 28 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S6 edge+ has a general score of 79.3, which is a little bit better than Huawei nova 3's score of 76.3. Galaxy S6 edge+'s construction is a bit lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Huawei nova 3, even though it was released 3 years before. Both phones in this comparison review come with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy S6 edge+ has the older 5.1 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with a quite superior hardware performance than Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and 7 more cores. Galaxy S6 edge+ counts with a sharper display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution and a greater pixels number in each inch of screen.
Galaxy S6 edge+ features a little bit better camera than Huawei nova 3, although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low-light photos, they both have the same video frame rates, a back facing camera with a 16 megapixels resolution and the same 3840x2160 video quality. Huawei nova 3 has a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB more internal memory.
The Huawei nova 3 features greater battery performance than Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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