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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-10-02 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.68 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 282.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (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 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full 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 | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 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 is slightly better than the Xperia XZ, having a general score of 76.3 against 73.5. Although Huawei nova 3 is just a little bit heavier than the Xperia XZ, it's a little bit thinner and also newer. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a little better hardware performance than Xperia XZ, because it has a larger number of cores and a greater amount of RAM.
Huawei nova 3 and Xperia XZ feature very similar screens, because although the Huawei nova 3 has a little inferior quantity of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a larger display. Sony Xperia XZ features a bit better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low-light captures and videos, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Sony Xperia XZ also counts with a much higher 23 mega pixels resolution camera in the back.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Xperia XZ, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 256 GB, the Huawei nova 3 also has 128 GB internal storage. Huawei nova 3 counts with longer battery life than Xperia XZ, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity.
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