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| Global Score | |
| 90.6 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 11 |
| 2021-08-11 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.23 x 5.04 x 0.25 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 9.56 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Phantom Black, Phantom Green and Phantom Silver | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2208 x 1768 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 372 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.7 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is much better than Huawei Nova 9, with a general score of 90.6 against 81. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Huawei Nova 9 were released only a couple of months apart, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 design is notably heavier but also thinner than Huawei Nova 9. Both of these phones use the same Android 11 OS (operating system).
Galaxy Z Fold 3 counts with a little better performance than Huawei Nova 9, and although they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 also has more RAM. Huawei Nova 9 features a screen that is just as good as the display in Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, because although the Huawei Nova 9 has a way worse resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite better count of pixels per inch in the screen.
Huawei Nova 9 features a much better camera than Galaxy Z Fold 3, because it has a much higher resolution camera in the back and a larger aperture. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 counts with a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Huawei Nova 9, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Z Fold 3 features just a little bit longer battery life than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a 4400mAh battery capacity instead of 4300mAh.
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