Huawei nova 2 vs Huawei nova 3 Specs Comparison

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Huawei nova 2 Huawei nova 3
2950 mAh
3750 mAh
5.0-inch
6.3-inch
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
Released · Jul 18, 2018
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Availability

Officially announced
Jul 11, 2017 Jul 18, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches
142.2 x 68.9 x 6.9 mm
6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches
157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm
Weight
5.04 oz (143.0 g) 5.86 oz (166.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue Black, Gold, Purple, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 70.39% screen-to-body 6.3-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659 HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-G72 MP12
Memory
4GB/64GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2950 mAh, Li - Polymer 3750 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Huawei SuperCharge

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Second camera
8 MP
Aperture size: F2.4
24 MP (Black and White, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal Length: 27 mm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
20 MP 24 MP (Dual-Camera)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker 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, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26 1, 3, 5, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 1 5, 8, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM
VoLTE
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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