Huawei nova 3i vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)

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Announced
Status
platform
OS
Chipset
CPU
GPU
camera
Rear
Front
Video
Features
display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Protection
Multitouch
battery
General
Charging
body
Dimensions
Weight
SIM card
Build
Miscellaneous
Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
Radio
USB
NFC
features
Sensors
Messaging
Browser
sound
3.5mm jack
network
Technology
2G bands
3G bands
4G bands
Speed
GPRS
EDGE
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Main
Model
Huawei nova 3i
Price
$287.00
Advantages
DISPLAY Size: 6.3 inches, 97.4 cm2
DISPLAY Resolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Ion 3340 mAh battery
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Main
Model
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)
Price
$319.00
Advantages
COMMS Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
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launch
Announced
2018, July
Status
Available. Released 2018, August
platform
OS
Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.0
Chipset
Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-G51 MP4
camera
Rear
Dual 16 MP, f/2.2, PDAF 2 MP, (depth)
Front
Dual 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9Âµm 2 MP, depth sensor
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
display
Size
6.3 inches, 97.4 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
—
Multitouch
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battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 3340 mAh battery
Charging
Fast battery charging 5V/2A 10W
body
Dimensions
157.6 x 75.2 x 7.6 mm (6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 in)
Weight
169 g (5.96 oz, 0.37 lb)
SIM card
Hybrid Dual SIM
Build
—
Miscellaneous
Colors
Black, Pearl White, Iris Purple
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Radio
FM radio
USB
microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
NFC
—
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
—
Browser
—
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2018, September
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, October
platform
OS
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset
—
CPU
Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
—
camera
Rear
Triple:24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9Âµm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12Âµm 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Front
24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9Âµm
Video
1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
display
Size
6.0 inches, 91.4 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~411 ppi density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) - Always-on display
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery
Charging
—
body
Dimensions
159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm (6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 in)
Weight
168 g (5.93 oz, 0.37 lb)
SIM card
Single SIM
Build
Front/back glass, aluminum frame
Miscellaneous
Colors
Black, blue, gold, pink
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Radio
FM radio
USB
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Yes (optional)
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5 - ANT+ support - MP4/WMV/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The nova 3i has 4K UHD (1080 x 2340 pixels) screen resolution with 409 ppi pixel density which is more high than the Galaxy A7 (2018) 4K UHD (1080 x 2220 pixels) screen resolution with 411 ppi pixel density. It makes this phone a good choice for reading books. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) model weight 168g which is 1g lighter than the weight of the nova 3i.

The nova 3i has a better battery life as it is equipped with 3340mah battery which is 40mah bigger compared to the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) cell. That's mean this phone will work longer without charging.

The Huawei nova 3i has 3 advantages and the Galaxy A7 (2018) only 2 so the nova 3i will become the best buy. Get the list of the best offers on Amazon.