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Huawei Nova Mobile Phone
Huawei Nova
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8
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10
3.7 out of 5
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3.6 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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41
4.3 out of 5
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5 stars
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4 stars
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37
4.0 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 506ARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory3 GB6 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in6.3 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density443.0 ppi521.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayno
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
yes
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps240.0 fps240.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.55"
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
3D Capture
N/A
no
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
2x
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Night Mode
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.55"
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7

Storage

Internal storage32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium grey
  • White
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Magnesium
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
Water resistantno
N/A
yes
Shock resistantno
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.56 in6.4 in5.86 in
Width2.72 in2.94 in2.68 in
Depth0.28 in0.34 in0.31 in
Weight5.15 oz6.88 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyes
N/A
yes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
Face scanner
N/A
noyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
nono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednonono
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.15.05.0
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCno
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version1.0
3.0/3.1
3.1
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputNoDisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity3020.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time420.0 h220.0 h326.0 h
Talk time33.0 h22.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yes
Wireless charging no
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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