Huawei nova 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  nova 3:

  LCD

  Galaxy Note 5:

  OLED

• Weight

  nova 3: 5 g lighter

  nova 3:

  166 g

  Galaxy Note 5:

  171 g

• Width

  nova 3: 2.4 mm narrower

  nova 3:

  73.7 mm

  Galaxy Note 5:

  76.1 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy Note 5: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

  nova 3:

  6.3 in

  Galaxy Note 5:

  5.7 in

• Chipset

  nova 3:

  Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)

  Galaxy Note 5:

  Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  nova 3:

  Dual

  Galaxy Note 5:

  Single

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. nova 3

   Height:

   157 mm +3.8 mm versus Galaxy Note 5

   Width:

   73.7 mm

   Depth:

   7.3 mm

2. 2. Galaxy Note 5

   Height:

   153.2 mm

   Width:

   76.1 mm +2.4 mm versus nova 3

   Depth:

   7.6 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. nova 3

   Screen diagonal:

   6.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   97.4 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy Note 5

   Screen diagonal:

   5.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   89.6 cm²

nova 3 has approximately 8.8% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy Note 5.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.