Huawei nova 3 vs Huawei nova 5T Specs Comparison

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Huawei nova 3 Huawei nova 5T
Released · Jul 18, 2018
Released · September 2019
6.3-inch · 2340x1080px
6.3-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Quad camera
6GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
3750 mAh
3750 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 18, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches
157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm
6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches
154.25 x 73.97 x 7.87 mm
Weight
5.86 oz / 166.0 g 6.14 oz / 174.0 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 Midsummer purple, Black, Crush blue

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body 6.3-inch, 84.41% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 412 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12 Mali-G76 MP10
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
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
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.1"
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 27 mm
Fourth 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
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
24 MP (Dual-Camera)
Video capture: 1080p
32 MP (EIS, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
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, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback 32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 1 5, 8, 4, 3, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, 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
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