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Huawei nova 3 vs OnePlus 8

 
Brief information about compared phones: Huawei nova 3 , OnePlus 8

Huawei nova 3 2018 year of release. cpu Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53). screen 6.3". with resolution 1080x2340. Smartphone has 24 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera .

OnePlus 8 2020 year of release. cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585). screen 6.55". with resolution 1080x2400. Smartphone has 16 megapixel front camera and 48 megapixel main camera .

Display Technology IPS LCD Fluid AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" inch 6.55" inch
Screen area 97.4 cm2 103.6 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.2% 88.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2400 px
PPI /points per inch/ 409 PPI 402 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 16 MP, Dual 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs 16 MP, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF -24 MP B/W, PDAF 48 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0'', 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS -16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), PDAF -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Functions HDR Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Dual 16 MP, Single
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) 2 MP, depth sensor 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3'', 1.0µm
Performance Operating system OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9 Android 10.0; OxygenOS 10.0
Chipset Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-G72 MP12 Adreno 650
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM - PAR-TL20, PAR-AL00, PAR-LX9128 GB, 4 GB RAM - PAR-LX1M, PAR-LX1, PAR-LX9 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 206456
Antutu 8 score 231707
General specs Release date 2018, July 2020, April 14
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157 Х 73.7 Х 7.3 mm 160.2 Х 72.9 Х 8 mm
Weight 166 g 180 g
Colors Iris Purple, Airy blue, Primrose Gold, Red, Black Onyx Black, Glacial Green, Interstellar Glow, Polar Silver
Battery 3750 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 400 EUR 700 EUR
Body build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - PAR-TL20 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX1M, PAR-LX1, PAR-TL20  HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX9  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - PAR-AL00 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - PAR-LX1M, PAR-LX1  LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 28(700), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - PAR-LX9  LTE band 1(2100), 34(2000), 39(1900), 41(2500) - PAR-TL20  LTE band 1(2100), 41(2500) - PAR-AL00 Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100) - EU -5G - 5G band 1(2100), 78(3500); SA/NSA - EU 5G band 2(1900), 66(1700), 71(600); SA/NSA - NA 5G band 78(3500); SA/NSA - IN 5G band 41(2500), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA - CNmmWave - Verizon exclusive
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G 7.5 Gbps DL
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, SBAS
NFC Yes (PAR-LX1 model only) Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic HDR10+ -90Hz refresh rate
Other features Dop Sensors Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast charging 30W, 50% in 22 min (advertised) - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy nova 3
  • Screen 6.3"
  • Front camera 24 MP
  • Main camera 16 MP
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy 8
  • Screen 6.55"
  • Front camera 16 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • RAM 12 GB