Huawei nova 3i vs Huawei P20 Comparison and Differences

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Huawei nova 3i

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Huawei nova 3i or Huawei P20 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei nova 3i Huawei P20
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Release date 2018, July 2018, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.6 x 75.2 x 7.6 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 2.96 in 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.79 in
Weight 169 g | 5.96 oz 165 g | 5.82 oz
Body Build Front/back glass & aluminum frame
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Colors Black, Pearl White, Iris Purple, Acacia Red Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold
Battery 3340 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3400 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 350 EUR 440 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" in 5.8" in
Screen area 97.4 cm2 84.9 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18.7:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.2% 80.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2240 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 409 PPI 429 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -16 MP, f/2.2, PDAF
-2 MP, depth sensor
-12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, OIS, PDAF & laser AF
-20 MP B/W, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 2x lossless zoom, PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Leica optics, LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps
DxOMark Main Score 102
DxOMark Photo 107
DxOMark Video 94
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Dual 24 MP, Single
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.0
2 MP, depth sensor
24 MP, f/2.0
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2 Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 8.1
Chipset - Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) - Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G51 MP4 Mali-G72 MP12
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No
Internal memory 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 162586 235257
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 349
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1086
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 438
GeekBench 5 Single Core 329 346
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1297 1743
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1891
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6712

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 2(1900), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum
Other extras
- Charging 5V/2A 10W

- Fast battery charging
- Dust and splash resistant

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