Huawei P20 Pro vs Huawei nova 3 Specs Comparison

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Huawei P20 Pro
Huawei P20 Pro Huawei nova 3
Released · Mar 27, 2018
Released · Jul 18, 2018
6.1-inch · 2240x1080px
6.3-inch · 2340x1080px
Triple camera
Dual camera
6GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
4000 mAh
3750 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018 Jul 18, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches
155 x 73.9 x 7.8 mm
6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches
157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm
Weight
6.35 oz (180.0 g) 5.86 oz (166.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
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, Pink, Blue Black, Gold, Purple, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 82.00% screen-to-body 6.3-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body
Type
OLED IPS LCD
Resolution
2240x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 408 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12 Mali-G72 MP12
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo) Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer 3750 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Huawei SuperCharge

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Dual camera
Main camera
40 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.78"
Pixel size: 1.55 μm
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Second camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 80 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
24 MP (Black and White, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal Length: 27 mm
Third camera
20 MP (Black and White, OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.7"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, 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 (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p
24 MP (Dual-Camera)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
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), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD 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, 32 1, 3, 5, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Phone Features

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

Alternative variants

Dual-SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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