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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-04-21 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 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 540 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 + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 5.0, EDR | 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 S8 is a little bit better than Huawei nova 3, having an 81.7 score against 76.3. Despite of the fact the Samsung Galaxy S8 is older and a little bit thicker than Huawei nova 3, it's design is still just a little bit lighter. Galaxy S8 counts with just a bit better looking display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a better pixels density.
The Huawei nova 3 features a much greater storage for apps and games than Galaxy S8, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 256 GB, the Huawei nova 3 also has 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Huawei nova 3 has a little faster CPU than Galaxy S8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Huawei nova 3 features a slightly better camera than Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, 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.
Huawei nova 3 has longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S8, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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