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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 7.1 Nougat | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-03-03 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.28 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 218.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Xiaomi Surge S1 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (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 |
| Mali-T860 MP4 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 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 |
| 9.24 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2860mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 3 is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi 5c, with a 76.3 score against 72.4. Both devices in our current comparison include Android OS, but Huawei nova 3 has 8.1 Oreo version and Xiaomi Mi 5c has Android 7.1 Nougat. Huawei nova 3's design is newer than Xiaomi Mi 5c's, but it's just a little thicker and heavier.
The Xiaomi Mi 5c has a little sharper display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater pixel count per inch of display. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has 64 GB more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 256 GB.
Huawei nova 3 has a bit more powerful processor than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei nova 3 also has more RAM memory. The Huawei nova 3 features longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity against 2860mAh. Huawei nova 3 shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Huawei nova 3 also has a larger camera aperture to take better low light captures and a back camera with way more megapixels.
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