Huawei nova 7 SE vs Sony Xperia XZ3 Comparison and Differences
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Huawei nova 7 SE
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Huawei nova 7 SE or Sony Xperia XZ3 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei nova 7 SE | Sony Xperia XZ3 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2020, April 23 | 2018, August | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 162.3 x 75 x 8.6 mm | 6.39 x 6.39 x 2.95 in | 158 x 73 x 9.9 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 2.87 in | |
| Weight | 189 g | 6.67 oz | 193 g | 6.81 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5) & aluminum frame | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, Space Silver, Midsummer Purple, Crush Green | Black, Silver White, Forest Green, Bordeaux Red | |
| Battery | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Approximate price | 320 EUR | 700 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | LTPS IPS LCD | P-OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.5" in | 6" in | |
| Screen area | 102.0 cm2 | 92.9 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 18:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 83.8% | 80.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 1440 x 2880 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 405 PPI | 537 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | ||
| Other specs | - HDR10 | - HDR BT.2020 -Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 64 MP, Quad | 19 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF -8 MP, f/2.4, 17mm (ultrawide) -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
-19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.22µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF | |
| Functions | LED flash, Panorama, HDR | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p, 1080p, 720p@960fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps, HDR | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 79 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 76 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 85 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 16 MP, Single | 13 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide) | 13 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3'', 1.12µm | |
| Functions | HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p | 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10, EMUI 10.1, no Google Play Services | Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
| Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G (7nm) | - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.22 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) | |
| GPU | Mali-G57 (6-core) | Adreno 630 | |
| External memory | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM (Taiwan only) |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 373221 | 260725 | |
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 541 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1694 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2056 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1889 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 508 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1980 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1427 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 6849 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850) -5G - 5G band 1,3,41,78,79 SA/NSA |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | ||
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host | |
| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | No | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Dynamic vibration system -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 40W, 70% in 30 min -Reverse charging 5W |
- Fast battery charging (Power Delivery) -Qi wireless charging - IP65/IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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