Phone Comparison - Huawei nova 3 vs Realme 9

Huawei nova 3
huawei nova 3
Realme 9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Realme
Announced 2018, July April 2022
Status Available. Released 2018, August Coming Soon - April 2022
Price Rs. 29,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Iris Purple, Airy blue, Primrose Gold, Red, Black Meteor Black, Sunburst Gold, Stargaze White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm
(6.18 x 2.9 x 0.29 in)
160.2 x 73.3 x 8 mm
(6.31 x 2.89 x 0.31 in)
Weight 166 g (5.86 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - PAR-TL20
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX1M, PAR-LX1, PAR-TL20
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX9
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - PAR-AL00
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1, 3, 5, 8, 38, 40, 41
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 12
User Interface EMUI 9 Realme UI 3.0
Processor Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Kirin 970 (10 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver), Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G72 MP12 [Similar] Adreno 610 [Similar]
RAM 4/6 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
430 nits (typ), 1000 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 6.3 inches [Similar] 6.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.24% 84.30%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP + 24 MP [Similar] 108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 16 MP, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
24 MP B/W, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
HDR, panorama
108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.67", 0.64µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) + 2 MP, depth sensor
HDR Video, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 1/3.09", 1.0µm
HDR, panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 33W, 50% in 31 min, 100% in 75 min (advertised)
Capacity 3750 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -