Huawei Mate 20 vs Huawei nova 3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 16, 2018	Jul 18, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches 158.2 x 77.2 x 8.3 mm	6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches 157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	5.86 oz / 166.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Green, Blue	Black, Gold, Purple, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 87.98% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR, 820 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 381 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI
Colors
16 777 216	16 777 216

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2600 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G76 MP10	Mali-G72 MP12
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	3750 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	Huawei SuperCharge

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3"	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm	24 MP (Black and White, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 27 mm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, Laser and PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/4"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
24 MP Video capture: 1080p	24 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 3, 5, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 6 GB RAM

Memory	6GB