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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-03-11 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 124.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 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 |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 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
Samsung Galaxy S7 is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 3, having a 79.5 score against 76.3. Even though Samsung Galaxy S7 is much older and just a little bit thicker than Huawei nova 3, it's design is still just a little lighter. The Huawei nova 3 has a little better processing power than Galaxy S7, because it has a larger number of cores and a higher amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy S7 counts with a more vivid display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixels density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 256 GB and 96 GB more internal memory.
Huawei nova 3 shoots slightly better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for low light photography and video, and they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Huawei nova 3 also counts with a much more mega pixels back-facing camera.
The Huawei nova 3 has better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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