Phone Comparison - Huawei Nova Plus vs Huawei Nova 2 Plus vs Huawei nova 3

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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Huawei
Announced September 2016 May 2017 2018, July
Status Coming Soon - October 2016 Coming Soon - June 2017 Available. Released 2018, August
Price Rs. 32,760 ($485.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 27,500 ($425.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Silver, Gold Aurora Blue, Grass Green, Streamer Gold, Obsidian Black, Rose Go Iris Purple, Airy blue, Primrose Gold, Red, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 153.9 x 74.9 x 6.9 mm
(6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 in)
157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm
(6.18 x 2.9 x 0.29 in)
Weight - 169 g (5.96 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - PAR-TL20
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 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
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface - EMUI 5.1 EMUI 9
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 659 Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Kirin 970 (10 nm)
GPU Adreno 506 Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-G72 MP12
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 4/6 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2.5D Curved Gorilla Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2.5D Curved Gorilla Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 72.17% 84.24%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio To be confirmed FM Radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP Dual 12 MP + 8 MP 16 MP + 24 MP
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama 16 MP, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
24 MP B/W, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front Camera 8 MP [Similar] 20 MP [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) + 2 MP, depth sensor
HDR Video, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes Yes 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Yes Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - 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
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Battery Non-removable Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 4000 mAh 3340 mAh 3750 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -