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| Global Score | |
| 76.1 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 11 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-04-20 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.46 x 2.87 x 0.36 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Marine Blue and Moondust Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 11.55 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 3 is a little bit better than the TCL 20 Pro 5G, with a overall score of 76.3 against 76.1. The Huawei nova 3 design is thinner and somewhat lighter than the TCL 20 Pro 5G, even though it was released 3 years before. Both devices we compare here have Android operating system, but the Huawei nova 3 has a newer 8.1 Oreo version while TCL 20 Pro 5G has Android 11 version, offering lots of additional features and performance tweaks.
The Huawei nova 3 features just a bit better looking display than TCL 20 Pro 5G, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per screen inch. TCL 20 Pro 5G has a superior memory capacity for applications and games than Huawei nova 3, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit better CPU than TCL 20 Pro 5G. They have 6 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores. The TCL 20 Pro 5G has greater battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 20% more battery capacity. The TCL 20 Pro 5G counts with a better camera than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video definition, the TCL 20 Pro 5G also has a much better resolution back-facing camera.
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