Huawei nova 3 vs Huawei nova 2 Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 18, 2018	Jul 11, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches 157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm	6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches 153.9 x 74.9 x 6.9 mm
Weight
5.86 oz / 166.0 g	5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: 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	Black, Gold, Blue

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 72.30% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI	1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

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

Battery

Type
3750 mAh, Li - Polymer	3340 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
24 MP (Black and White, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 27 mm	8 MP 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) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
24 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p	20 MP

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	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
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, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
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, 8	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 1	6, 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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jul 19, 2017 FCC ID value: QISBAC-LX3
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.30 W/kg Body: 0.79 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.43 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.30 W/kg Phablet: 3.11 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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