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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 5.0 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-05-26 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.76 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | 16 777 216 |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 7.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2930mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 590 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | 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 Xperia Z3+, having a 76.3 score against 73.7. The Huawei nova 3 design is notably newer, but a little bit thicker and heavier than the Xperia Z3+. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei nova 3 has 8.1 Oreo version and Xperia Z3+ has Android 5.0 version.
Xperia Z3+ counts with a bit better looking display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit worse 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, it also counts with a bit greater pixel amount per display inch. Huawei nova 3 features a better performing CPU than Xperia Z3+, because it has a greater number of cores (and they are faster) and a greater amount of RAM.
Sony Xperia Z3+ has just a bit better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not good for low light photography, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Sony Xperia Z3+ also counts with a camera in the back with way more MP.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xperia Z3+, because it has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB and 128 GB internal memory. The Huawei nova 3 features longer battery lifetime than Xperia Z3+, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity against 2930mAh.
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