Phone Comparison - Huawei nova 3 vs Samsung Galaxy A50 vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Samsung Samsung
Announced 2018, July February 2019 October 2018
Status Available. Released 2018, August Launch on 5 March 2019 Available
Price Rs. 29,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 30,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Iris Purple, Airy blue, Primrose Gold, Red, Black Black, White, Blue, Coral Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm
(6.18 x 2.9 x 0.29 in)
158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.24 x 2.94 x 0.3 in)
162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm
(6.4 x 3.03 x 0.31 in)
Weight 166 g (5.86 oz) - 183 g (6.46 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), 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 (dual-SIM model only) 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 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.35 W/kg (head)
1.59 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Fingerprint Sensor
Samsung Pay
Notification LED Yes - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface EMUI 9 One UI -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Kirin 970 (10 nm) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 9610 Octa (10nm) Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP12 Mali-G72 MP3 Adreno 512
RAM 4/6 GB 6 GB 6/8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.3 inches 6.4 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2220 pixels (392 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.24% 84.79% 80.45%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP + 24 MP 25 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP 24 MP + 8 MP + 10 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED 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
25 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
10 MP f/2.4, 52mm, (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom
5 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) + 2 MP, depth sensor
HDR Video, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
25 MP, f/2.0, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3750 mAh 4000 mAh 3800 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -