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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 13 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.02 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 50.30 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.58 | 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 | |
| 4700mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, 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 Xiaomi 13, having a 76.3 score against 71.6. The Huawei nova 3 is a lighter and just a little thinner device than the Xiaomi 13. Both devices we are comparing use Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei nova 3 has 8.1 Oreo version while Xiaomi 13 has Android 13 version, so it gives you a couple additional features and performance tweaks.
The Huawei nova 3 features a really superior processing power than Xiaomi 13, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Huawei nova 3 counts with a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi 13, although it has a bit smaller screen, a bit less pixels per inch of screen and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
The Huawei nova 3 features a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi 13, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei nova 3 also has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Xiaomi 13 features better battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 25 percent greater battery size.
The Huawei nova 3 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Xiaomi 13, although it has a much less mega-pixels back-facing camera.
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