The Huawei P20 lineup which was released a few months ago created a huge hype as the most advanced phone of the line has a triple camera. It also has the Huawei P20 which the toned down version of P20 Pro. On the other hand, Huawei recently released the latest Nova 3 boasting the quad camera.
Having the same processor, we compared this two side by side to see which is a better smartphone.
Huawei Nova 3 and Huawei P20 difference
Huawei Nova 3 pros over Huawei P20
- Bigger screen
- 6GB RAM
- 16MP + 24MP rear camera
- 24MP + 2MP front facing camera
- 3750 mAh battery
Huawei P20 pros over Huawei Nova 3
- Supported by Leica optics
- Headphone jack
- Dust and splash resistant
Huawei Nova 3 and Huawei P20 similarities
- Hisilicon Kirin 970
- Mali-G72 MP12
- 128GB storage
- Fast battery charging
The Huawei Nova 3 features a 6.3-inch IPS LCD display with a screen resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels and an aspect ratio 19.5:9. Meanwhile the Huawei P20 sports a 5.8-inch LTPS IPS LCD display with a screen resolution of 2240 x 1080 pixels and an aspect ratio of 18.7:9 with dimension measurement of 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm weighing 165 grams whereas the Nova 3 measures 157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm weighing 166 grams.
Under the hood, both devices are powered by the HiSilicon Kirin 970 paired with Mali-G72 MP12 that run on Android 8.1 Oreo. The Huawei Nova 3 has storage variants of 64GB and 128GB both with 6GB of RAM while Huawei P20 only has 4GB of RAM with 128GB storage.
Going to the camera department, the Huawei Nova 3 sports a quad-cam with 16MP + 24MP rear camera and a 24MP + 2MP front-facing camera. Moving on to Huawei P20, it also has a dual rear camera sporting 12MP + 20MP while front-facing camera has 24MP supported by Leica optics.
Both devices are supported by the fast battery charging with Huawei Nova 3 having a bigger 3,750 mAh as compared to Huawei P20’s 3,400 mAh.
Upon reading the two smartphones’ differences and similarities, which of the two do you prefer? Comment your thoughts down below.
| Specs | Huawei Nova 3 | Huawei P20 |
| Display | 6.3″ IPS LCD display, 2340 x 1080 resolution, 19.5:9, 409 PPI | 5.8″ LPTS IPS LCD display, 2240 x 1080 resolution, 18.7:9, 429 PPI |
| Dimensions | 157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm, 166g | 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm, 165g |
| Chipset | Hisilicon Kirin 970 | Hisilicon Kirin 970 |
| GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 | Mali-G72 MP12 |
| Memory | 6GB RAM + 64GB storage, 6GB RAM + 128GB storage |
4GB of RAM + 128GB storage |
| Main Camera | 16 MP, 27mm, f/1.8, PDAF + 24 MP B/W, 27mm, f/1.8, PDAF | 12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm, 1/2.3″, 1.55µm, OIS, PDAF & laser AF + 20 MP B/W, f/1.6, 27mm, 2x lossless zoom, PDAF with Leica optics |
| Front Camera | 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm + 2 MP, depth sensor | 24 MP, f/2.0 |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth 4.2, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth 4.2, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Po 3750 mAh battery w/ Fast battery charging 18W | Non-removable Li-Po 3400 mAh battery w/ Fast battery charging |
| OS | Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| Official Price | PHP 25, 990 | PHP 34, 990 |
