Huawei nova 3 vs Samsung Galaxy A50s Specs Comparison

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Huawei nova 3 Samsung Galaxy A50s
Released · Jul 18, 2018
Released · October 2019
6.3-inch · 2340x1080px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
6GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
3750 mAh
4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 18, 2018 Aug 22, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches
157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm
6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches
158.5 x 74.5 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.86 oz (166.0 g) 5.86 oz (166.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Purple, Blue, Red Prism crush black, Prism crush white, Prism crush violet, Prism crush green

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 85.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12 Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
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: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
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 (30 fps), 720p (240 fps)
EIS
Front
24 MP (Dual-Camera)
Video capture: 1080p
32 MP (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, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+

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, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 1 5, 8, 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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 29, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMA507FN
Measured SAR
Head: 0.98 W/kg
Body: 0.56 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.52 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.74 W/kg
Phablet: 3.48 W/kg
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