Huawei Nova 3 vs vivo V9

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Comparing the Huawei Nova 3 vs vivo V9 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 vivo V9 runs at 2.2 GHz, making Huawei Nova 3 the better performer.


Display: Both Huawei Nova 3 and vivo V9 offer the same screen size of 6.3 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Huawei Nova 3 and vivo V9 feature a 16 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Huawei Nova 3 and vivo V9 feature a 24 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Huawei Nova 3 offers a higher battery capacity with 3750 mAh, while vivo V9 offers 3260 mAh, making Huawei Nova 3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: vivo V9 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Huawei Nova 3 offers 128 GB, making vivo V9 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Huawei Nova 3 and vivo V9 equally at 7.


User Rating: vivo V9 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Huawei Nova 3 has a rating of 4.2.

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Huawei Nova 3
₹22,490
(Discontinued)
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₹23,990
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Summary

Spec Score

77%
74%

Release Date

22 Aug, 2018
02 Apr, 2018

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 626
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2280 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
24 MP
Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

24 MP + 2 MP
24 MP

Battery

3750 mAh
3260 mAh
Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Impressive camera performance
  • Attractive colour gradient back
  • Capable processor
  • Gorgeous display
  • Good performer
  • Good cameras on both, the front and the back

Cons

  • Battery life could have been better
  • Presents mild heating issues while playing demandi
  • Plastic design attracts fingerprints and smudges
  • Priced higher than the competition

User Ratings

4.2/5
(642 ratings)
4.5/5
(92,934 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
90,303
AnTuTu Score

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Apr 02, 2018
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

EMUI
Funtouch OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 970
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro

Processor

Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2.2 GHz, Cortex A53

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 506

RAM

6 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
90,303

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2280 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
400 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.02 %
84.87 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with notch

Design

Height

157 mm
154.81 mm

Width

73.7 mm
75.03 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
7.89 mm

Weight

166 grams
150 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle27 mm focal length CMOS image sensor
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor
24 MP
f/1.8 Wide Angle Camera27 mm focal length
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Continuous autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4616 x 3464 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

Software Based Aperture

N/A
F0.95-F16

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length CMOS
24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS 0.9µm pixel size
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3750 mAh
3260 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
N/A

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

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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.380 W/kg Body: 0.406 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

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

Applications

N/A
Google Services - Play Store Google Chrome Google Map YouTube Drive Play Music Play Movies and TV Google Duo Photos Flipkart Newspoint Amazon UC Browser WPS office Whatsapp