Huawei Nova 3 vs Nokia 7 Plus

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Comparing the Huawei Nova 3 vs Nokia 7 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Nova 3 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while Nokia 7 Plus runs at 2.2 GHz, making Huawei Nova 3 the better performer.


Display: Huawei Nova 3 offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Nokia 7 Plus offers 6 inches, making Huawei Nova 3 the larger display of the two. Both Huawei Nova 3 and Nokia 7 Plus feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Huawei Nova 3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Nokia 7 Plus offers 12 MP, making Huawei Nova 3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Huawei Nova 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Nokia 7 Plus offers 16 MP, making Huawei Nova 3 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nokia 7 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 3800 mAh, while Huawei Nova 3 offers 3750 mAh, making Nokia 7 Plus better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia 7 Plus offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Huawei Nova 3 offers 128 GB, making Nokia 7 Plus the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Nokia 7 Plus receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Huawei Nova 3 is rated 7.


User Rating: Huawei Nova 3 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Nokia 7 Plus has a rating of 4.1.

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Huawei Nova 3
₹22,490
(Discontinued)
Nokia 7 Plus
₹25,800
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

77%
75%

Release Date

22 Aug, 2018
30 Apr, 2018

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 660
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
24 MP
Wide Angle Camera
13 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

24 MP + 2 MP
16 MP

Battery

3750 mAh
3800 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Impressive camera performance
  • Attractive colour gradient back
  • Capable processor
  • Superb build with an 18:9 display
  • Powerful internals
  • Android One
  • Long-lasting battery

Cons

  • Battery life could have been better
  • Presents mild heating issues while playing demandi
  • Camera performance could've been better
  • Priced slightly on the higher side

User Ratings

4.2/5
(642 ratings)
4.1/5
(3,094 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Apr 30, 2018
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Custom UI

EMUI
Android One

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 970
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8956

Processor

Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Co-Processor

i7
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP12
Adreno 512

RAM

6 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
18:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
402 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.02 %
77.63 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes

Design

Height

157 mm
158.3 mm

Width

73.7 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
9.5 mm

Weight

166 grams
186 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle27 mm focal length CMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle25 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size IMX362 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
24 MP
f/1.8 Wide Angle Camera27 mm focal length
13 MP
f/2.6 Telephoto Camera1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Continuous autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length CMOS
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3750 mAh
3800 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 19 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope