Huawei nova 3 vs Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)

Price Comparison (India)

Manufacturer
Huawei	Samsung
Announced
2018, July	December 2017
Status
Available. Released 2018, August	Coming Soon - January 2018
Price
Rs. 29,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 32,990 ($520.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Iris Purple, Airy blue, Primrose Gold, Red, Black	Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm (6.18 x 2.9 x 0.29 in)	159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm (6.3 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
Weight
166 g (5.86 oz)	191 g (6.74 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)
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)
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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE band	LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor	- Fingerprint Sensor - Samsung Pay - IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED
Yes	Yes

OS
Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)	Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
User Interface
EMUI 9	-
Processor
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Kirin 970 (10 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa [Similar]
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12 [Similar]	Mali-G71 [Similar]
RAM
4/6 GB [Browse Similar]	4/6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
128 GB	32/64 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen	Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version)
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
6.3 inches [Similar]	6.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi)	1080 x 2220 Pixels (411 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
84.24%	75.65%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
16 MP + 24 MP [Similar]	16 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	Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
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]	Dual: 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE, VoLTE	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD	5.0, A2DP, EDR, 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
USB
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
Browser
Yes	HTML5

Internal
128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM	32/64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
Supported	Not Supported