Huawei nova 3 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 18, 2018	Sep 20, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches 157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm	6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches 159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm
Weight
5.86 oz / 166.0 g	5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Purple, Blue, Red	Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 74.55% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 411 PPI
Colors
16 777 216	16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 (14 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-G71 MP2
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3750 mAh, Li - Polymer	3300 mAh
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm	24 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
24 MP (Black and White, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 27 mm	8 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 18 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
24 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	24 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	microUSB, 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
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, 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, Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 3, 5, 8	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
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
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 13, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA750FN
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.50 W/kg Body: 0.39 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.05 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 4 GB RAM

Memory	4GB

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

Dual SIM support

Dual SIM	Yes

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