Huawei nova 5 vs Motorola Moto Z3

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.

• Weight

  Moto Z3: 15 g lighter

  nova 5:

  171 g

  Moto Z3:

  156 g

• Width

  nova 5: 1.7 mm narrower

  nova 5:

  74.8 mm

  Moto Z3:

  76.5 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Moto Z3: 0.38 in smaller diagonal

  nova 5:

  6.39 in

  Moto Z3:

  6.01 in

• Chipset

  nova 5:

  HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm)

  Moto Z3:

  Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  nova 5:

  Quad

  Moto Z3:

  Dual

• Depth

  Moto Z3: 0.5 mm thinner

  nova 5:

  7.3 mm

  Moto Z3:

  6.8 mm

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 5

   Height:

   157.4 mm

   Width:

   74.8 mm

   Depth:

   7.3 mm +0.5 mm versus Moto Z3

2. 2. Moto Z3

   Height:

   156.5 mm

   Width:

   76.5 mm +1.7 mm versus nova 5

   Depth:

   6.8 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 5

   Screen diagonal:

   6.39 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   100.2 cm²

2. 2. Moto Z3

   Screen diagonal:

   6.01 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   93.2 cm²

nova 5 has approximately 7.5% more rectangular screen area than Moto Z3.

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.

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.

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