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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-06-23 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.67 x 2.76 x 0.34 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 23.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 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
The Huawei nova 3 has a global score of 76.3, which is slightly better than Sony Xperia X Performance's 72.3 general score. Huawei nova 3's design is much newer and somewhat thinner than the Sony Xperia X Performance's, but it is also a little heavier. Sony Xperia X Performance counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater number of pixels in each inch in the display.
Huawei nova 3 features a bit better hardware performance than Sony Xperia X Performance, because it has more RAM and a higher number of cores. Huawei nova 3 has much more storage to store more apps and games than Xperia X Performance, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 256 GB and more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei nova 3 has a much longer battery lifetime than Xperia X Performance, because it has a 3750mAh battery size against 2700mAh. The Huawei nova 3 shoots much better pictures and videos than Xperia X Performance, because although it has a back camera with much less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better low light photos.
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