Huawei nova 3 vs Honor 9X Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 18, 2018	Oct 24, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches 157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm	6.44 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches 163.5 x 77.3 x 8.8 mm
Weight
5.86 oz (166.0 g)	6.94 oz (196.8 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Purple, Blue, Red	Midnight black, Sapphire blue

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 84.40% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 391 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 710F (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12	Mali-G51 MP4
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm	Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
24 MP (Black and White, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 27 mm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps), 720p EIS
Front
24 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (Pop-up) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
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
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 8	1, 3, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	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

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

Links

Full specifications
Huawei nova 3 Specs	Honor 9X Specs