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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-02-16 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.38 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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 508 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 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 | 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 |
| 10.45 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 3 has an overall score of 76.3, which is a little bit better than Xperia XA2's overall score of 74.8. Even though the Huawei nova 3 and the Xperia XA2 were released only 5 months apart, the Huawei nova 3 is much thinner and a little lighter. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a little bit better performance than Sony Xperia XA2, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei nova 3 also has 3 GB more RAM memory.
The Sony Xperia XA2 has a bit more vivid display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels quantity in each display inch. Xperia XA2 captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for shooting images and/or video in low-light environments, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same video definition, the Xperia XA2 also counts with a much more megapixels camera.
Huawei nova 3 has a lot bigger memory for apps and games than Xperia XA2, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB, the Huawei nova 3 also has 128 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei nova 3 has just a little better battery life than Xperia XA2, because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity.
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