Compare Huawei Nova 6 5G Vs Vivo NEX 3 5G


Vivo NEX 3 5G is powered by Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC, 8/12 GB RAM, 256 GB storage, 6.89" Super AMOLED display, 4500 mAh battery with 44W fast charging, 64/13/13 MP triple rear camera, 16 MP front camera, and 850 $ price on launch.

While Huawei Nova 6 5G is equipped with KIRIN 990 SoC, 8 GB RAM, 128/256 GB storage, 6.57" IPS display, 4200 mAh battery with 27W fast charging, 40/8/8 MP triple rear camera, 32/8 MP dual front camera, and 539 $ price on launch.


Here’s an in-depth comparison between Huawei Nova 6 5G and Vivo NEX 3 5G.

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  1. Operating System  Comparison
  2. System  on  Chip (SOC)  Comparison
  3. RAM Comparison
  4. Storage  Comparison
  5. Display Comparison
  6. Launch Date Comparison
  7. Price  Comparison
  8. Sensors  Comparison
  9. Rear Camera Comparison
  10. Front Camera Comparison
  11. Tracking /  Positioning  Comparison
  12. Wi-Fi  Comparison
  13. Bluetooth  Comparison
  14. USB Comparison
  15. Connectivity  Comparison
  16. Audio File Formats /  Codecs Comparison
  17. Video File Formats /  Codecs Comparison
  18. Battery  Comparison
  19. Design  Comparison
  20. SIM Card  Comparison
  21. Networks  Comparison
  22. Mobile Network Technology and Bandwidth Comparison



Huawei Nova 6 5G

Vivo NEX 3 5G

Brand and Model 

Brand and Model   

Brand 

Brand 

  Huawei
Vivo

Model 

Model 

  Nova 6 5G
NEX 3 5G

Model Alias

Model Alias

 Nova6 5G

WLZ-AN00

Nova 6 5G Operating System (OS) 

NEX 3 Operating System (OS)

Android 10
Funtouch 9.1 OS (Android 9.0 Pie)

User Interface (UI)

User Interface (UI)

EMUI 10.0.1

Nova 6 5G System on  Chip (SOC)

NEX 3 System on  Chip (SOC)    

SOC 

SOC 

Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 990
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

Process Technology 

Process Technology 

 7 nm 
 7 nm 

CPU

CPU

2x 2.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A76
1x 2.96 GHz Kryo 485
2x 2.09 GHz ARM Cortex-A76
3x 2.42 GHz Kryo 485
4x 1.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
4x 1.8 GHz Kryo 485 

CPU Bits 

CPU Bits 

 64 bits 
 64 bits 

Instruction Set  

Instruction Set  

 ARMv8-A
 ARMv8-A

CPU Frequency 

CPU Frequency 

 2860 MHz  
 2960 MHz  

CPU Cores 

CPU Cores 

  8
 8

GPU

GPU

ARM Mali-G76 MP16
Qualcomm Adreno 640

GPU Cores

GPU Cores 

 16

GPU Frequency

GPU Frequency

 600 MHz
675 MHz

Nova 6 5G RAM Capacity 

NEX 3 RAM Capacity 

  8 GB
8 GB

RAM Type  

RAM Type  

 LPDDR4X
 LPDDR4X

RAM Channels  

RAM Channels  

 Double channel
Double channel

RAM Frequency  

RAM Frequency  

 2133 MHz
2133 MHz

Other Features 

Other Features

GPU Turbo
Multi-Turbo
 Kirin Gaming+ 2.0

Nova 6 5G Storage 

NEX 3 Storage    

  128 GB 
 256 GB
256 GB 


 UFS 3.0

Nova 6 5G Memory Cards 

NEX 3 Memory Cards

 No Card
No Card

Nova 6 5G Display 

NEX 3 Display    

Type / Technology 

Type / Technology 

IPS
Super AMOLED

Diagonal Size 

Diagonal Size 

  6.57 in 
 6.89 in 
  166.88 mm 
 175.01 mm 
  16.69 cm 
 17.5 cm 

Width 

Width 

  2.7 in 
  2.98 in 
  68.48 mm 
  75.57 mm 
  6.85 cm 
  7.56 cm 

Height 

Height 

  5.99 in 
  6.21 in 
  152.18 mm 
 157.85 mm 
  15.22 cm 
  15.79 cm 

Aspect Ratio 

Aspect Ratio 

 2.222:1
 2.089:1

Resolution 

Resolution 

1080 x 2400 pixels
1080 x 2256 pixels

Pixel Density 

Pixel Density 

  401 ppi 
333 ppi 
  157 ppcm 
142 ppcm 

Color Depth 

Color Depth 

  24 bits  
  24 bits  
  16777216 colors 
  16777216 colors 

Display Area 

Display Area 

  84.78 % 
  93.87 % 

Other Features 

Other Features 

 Capacitive 
 Capacitive 
 Multi-touch 
 Multi-touch 
 Scratch resistant
Scratch resistant
2.5D curved glass screen
3D curved glass screen 
Aluminosilicate glass

96% NTSC

LTPS (Low Temperature Poly Silicon)

 Oleophobic coating

Nova 6 5G Sensors 

NEX 3 Sensors

 Proximity
Proximity
 Light
Light
 Accelerometer
Accelerometer
 Compass
Compass
 Gyroscope
Gyroscope
 Fingerprint 
Fingerprint
 Gravity
Gravity
 Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
In-Display fingerprint sensor

Nova 6 5G Rear Camera 

NEX 3 Rear Camera    

Sensor Model

Sensor Model

 Sony IMX600 Exmor RS
Samsung S5KGW

Sensor type 

Sensor type 

 CMOS BSI
ISOCELL

 ISO

 ISO

 50-204800

Aperture

Aperture

 f/1.8

 Focal length

 Focal length 

 5.58 mm

Flash Type

Flash Type

LED
LED
 Shutter Speed
Shutter Speed 
30-1/4000 

 Image Resolution 

 Image Resolution 

7296 x 5472 pixels 
9248 x 6936 Pixels
 39.92 MP 
 64.14 MP 

Video resolution

Video resolution

 3840 x 2160 pixels
3840 x 2160 pixels
 8.29 MP
8.29 MP

Video FPS

Video FPS

 30 fps
30 fps

Features 

Features 

Autofocus 
Autofocus 
Continuous shooting 
Continuous shooting 
Digital zoom
Digital zoom
Optical zoom
Optical zoom
 Optical image stabilization
 Optical image stabilization
Digital image stabilization
Digital image stabilization
Geotagging 
Geotagging 
Panorama 
Panorama 
HDR 
HDR 
Touch focus 
Touch focus 
Face detection
Face detection
White balance setting 
White balance setting 
ISO setting 
ISO setting 
Exposure compensation 
Exposure compensation 
 Self-timer
Self-timer 
 Scene mode
Scene mode 
 RYYB sensor

Sensor size- 1.1.7”
Sensor size-1/1.72”

Pixel size - 1.6 um (4-in-1 pixel binning)
 Pixel size- 1.0 um
Pixel size- 0.8 um

Sensor type-ISOCELL Plus
 Phase detection
Super Phase Detection

6-element lens
Laser autofocus

Contrast autofocus

 1080p @ 960 fps

Secondary rear camera- 8 MP (super wide-angle)

Secondary rear camera- 13 MP (ultra-wide-angle)

Aperture size- f/2.4 (#2)
Aperture size- f/2.2 (#2) 

Third rear camera- 8 MP (telephoto)

Third rear camera- 13 MP (telephoto)

Aperture size- f/2.4 (#3) 
 Aperture size- f/2.48 (#3)
OIS (#3)

 3x optical zoom (#3)

 5x hybrid zoom

Nova 6 5G Front Camera

NEX 3 Front Camera

Sensor Type
Sensor Type

CMOS BSI

 

Aperture
Aperture
 f/2
f/2.09

Image Resolution 

Image Resolution 

 6528 x 4896 pixels 
 4608 x 3456 pixels 
  31.96 MP 
 15.93 MP 

Video Resolution

Video Resolution

 3840 x 2160 pixels
1920 x 1080 pixels
 8.29 MP
2.07 MP

Video FPS

Video FPS

 30 fps
30 fps

Features 

Features 


Mechanical pop-up front camera

Hyper HDR

Screen flash
 Sensor size-1/2.8”
 Face unlock
 Focal length (35 mm equivalent)- 26 mm

Phase detections 

 Secondary front camera- 8 MP (ultra-wide-angle)

 

 Aperture- f/2.2 (#2)

 Field of view- 105 degree (#2)

Nova 6 5G Audio 

NEX 3 Audio

Loudspeaker 
Loudspeaker 
Earpiece
Earpiece
 Huawei Histen
 Hi-Fi Audio

 192 kHz / 32-bit

Nova 6 5G Radio 

NEX 3 Radio    

  No
No

Nova 6 5G Tracking /  Positioning 

NEX 3 Tracking /  Positioning

GPS (L1+L5)
GPS
 A-GPS 
A-GPS
GLONASS (L1+L5)
GLONASS
BeiDou (B1)
BeiDou
Galileo (E1 + E5a)
Galileo 
 QZSS (L1 + L5)

Nova 6 5G Wi-Fi 

NEX 3 Wi-Fi    

 802.11a (IEEE 802.11a 1999)
802.11a (IEEE 802.11a-1999)
 802.11b (IEEE 802.11b-1999)
802.11b (IEEE 802.11b-1999)
 802.11g (IEEE 802.11g-2003)  
802.11g (IEEE 802.11g-2003)
 802.11n (IEEE 802.1n-2009)  
802.11n (IEEE 802.11n-2009) 
 802.11n 5GHz
802.11n 5GHz
 802.11ac (IEEE 802.11ac)
802.11ac (IEEE 802.11ac)
 Dual band
Dual band
 Wi-Fi Hotspot 
 Wi-Fi Hotspot 
 Wi-Fi-Direct
Wi-Fi Direct
 Wi-Fi Display
Wi-Fi Display
2x2 MiMO

VHT160

Nova 6 5G Bluetooth 

NEX 3 Bluetooth  

Version 

Version 

 5.1
 5.0

Features 

Features 

A2DP 
A2DP 
EDR

 LE
LE 

Nova 6 5G USB 

NEX 3 USB

Connector Type  

Connector Type  

 USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Version 

Version 

  2.0
 2.0

Features 

Features 

Charging 
Charging 
Mass Storage 
Mass Storage 
On-The-Go
On-The-Go  

Nova 6 5G Headphone Jack 

NEX 3 Headphone Jack

 No
Yes

Nova 6 5G Connectivity 

NEX 3 Connectivity

 Computer sync 
 Computer sync 
 OTA sync 
 OTA sync 
 Tethering
Tethering
 VoLTE
 VoLTE
 NFC
 NFC
 ViLTE

Nova 6 5G Browser 

NEX 3 Browser    

HTML 
HTML 
HTML5 
HTML5 
CSS 3 
CSS 3 

Nova 6 5G Audio File Formats /  Codecs

NEX 3 Audio File Formats /  Codecs    

AAC 
AAC 
AAC+ / aacPlus / HE-AAC v1
AAC+ / aacPlus / HE-AAC v1
AC3 / AC-3

AMR / AMR-NB / GSM-AMR 
AMR / AMR-NB / GSM-AMR 
AMR-WB
AMR-WB
aptX / apt-X

aptX HD / apt-X HD / aptX Lossless
-
eAAC+ / aacPlus v2 / HE-AAC v2
eAAC+ / aacPlus v2 / HE-AAC v2
FLAC 
FLAC 
M4A

MIDI 
MIDI 
MP3 
MP3 
OGG 
OGG 
WMA 
WMA 
WAV 
WAV 
 LDAC

Nova 6 5G Video File Formats /  Codecs

NEX 3 Video File Formats /  Codecs    

3GPP 
3GPP 
AVI 
AVI 
DivX
DivX
Flash Video
Flash Video
H.263
H.263
H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 / AVC video
H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 / AVC video
H.265 / MPEG-H Part 2 / HEVC

MKV
MKV
QuickTime

MP4
MP4 
VP8

VP9

WebM
WebM
WMV
WMV
Xvid
Xvid

Nova 6 5G Battery 

NEX 3 Battery    

Capacity

Capacity

 4200 mAh
4500 mAh

Type 

Type 

 Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Features 

Features 

 Non-removable 
 Non-removable 
Fast charging
Fast charging

 44W fast charging

 Charger Output Power

Charger Output Power 

 5 V / 2 A

 9 V / 2 A

 10 V / 4 A

 4.5 V / 5 A

 Quick Charge Technology

Quick Charge Technology

Honor Super Charge
Super Flash Charge

Nova 6 5G Launch 

NEX 3 Launch   

Announced 

Announced 

 2018, 5th Dec.
 2019, Sept.

Status 

Status 

Release Dec. 2019
Release Sept. 2019

Nova 6 5G Price 

NEX 3 Price

8 GB + 128 GB = 539 $
8 GB + 256 GB = 850 $
 8 GB + 256 GB = 596 $

Nova 6 5G Design 

NEX 3 Design    

Colors 

Colors 

Black
Black
Blue
Light Blue
Red

Purple

Width 

Width 

  75.8 mm 
76.14 mm 
  7.58 cm 
7.61 cm 
  0.25 ft 
 0.25 ft 
  2.98 in 
  3 in 

Height 

Height 

 162.7 mm 
167.44 mm 
 16.27 cm 
16.74 cm 
  0.53 ft 
 0.55 ft 
  6.41 in 
  6.59 in 

Thickness 

Thickness 

  8.98 mm 
 9.4 mm 
  0.9 cm 
  0.94 cm 
  0.03 ft 
 0.03 ft 
  0.35 in 
  0.37 in 

Weight 

Weight 

  212 g
218 g
   0.47 lbs
0.48 lbs
  7.48 oz
7.71 oz

Volume 

Volume 

  110.75 cm3
 119.84 cm3
  6.73 in3
7.28 in3

Body Materials

Body Materials

Metal
Aluminium alloy
 Glass
Glass

Nova 6 5G SIM Card 

NEX 3 SIM Card    

SIM Card Type  

SIM Card Type  

Nano-SIM (4FF-fourth form factor, since 2012, 12.30 x 8.80 x 0.67 mm) 
Nano-SIM (4FF-fourth form factor, since 2012, 12.30 x 8.80 x 0.67 mm) 

Number of SIM Cards 

Number of SIM Cards 

  2
  2

Features

Features

 Dual SIM stand-by
Dual SIM stand-by

Nova 6 5G Mobile Network Technology and Bandwidth 

NEX 3 Mobile Network Technology and Bandwidth

 UMTS (384 kbit/s) 
 EDGE 
 EDGE 
 GPRS  
 GPRS  
 HSPA+ 
 HSPA+ 
LTE Cat 21
LTE Cat 18 (221.0 Mbit/s, 1.2.0 Gbit/s)
TD-SCDMA

TD-HSDPA
TD-SCDMA
NSA
 NSA
SA

 Balong 5000 modem

Nova 6 5G Networks    

NEX 3 Networks    

GSM

GSM

GSM 850 MHz (B5)
GSM 850 MHz (B5)
GSM 900 MHz (B8)
GSM 900 MHz (B8)
GSM 1800 MHz (B3)
GSM 1800 MHz (B3)
GSM 1900 MHz (B2)
GSM 1900 MHz (B2)

 CDMA

 

 CDMA 800 MHz (BC0)

W-CDMA

W-CDMA

W-CDMA 850 MHz (B5) 

W-CDMA 850 MHz (B6)

W-CDMA 900 MHz (B8)

W-CDMA 900 MHz (19)

W-CDMA 1700 MHz (B4)  

 

W-CDMA 1900 MHz (B2) 
W-CDMA 1800 MHz (B3)
W-CDMA 2100 MHz (B1) 
 W-CDMA 2100 MHz (B1)

 

TD-SCDMA


TD-SCDMA 2000 MHz

LTE

LTE

LTE-FDD 700 MHz (B12)



LTE-FDD 700 MHz (B17)

LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B5)
LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B5)
LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B18)

LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B19)

LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B26)

LTE-FDD 900 MHz (B8)
LTE-FDD 900 MHz (B8)
LTE-FDD 1700 MHz (B4)
LTE-FDD 1800 MHz (B3)
LTE-FDD 1800 MHz (B3)

LTE-FDD 1900 MHz (B2)

 LTE-FDD 2100 MHz (B1)
LTE-FDD 2100 MHz (B1)
LTE-FDD 2600 MHz (B7)

 LTE-TDD 1900 MHz (B39)
LTE-TDD 1900 MHz (B39)
   LTE-TDD 2000 MHz (B34)

 LTE-TDD 2300 MHz (B40)
LTE-TDD 2300 MHz (B40)
 LTE-TDD 2500 MHz (B41)
LTE-TDD 2500 MHz (B41)
 LTE-TDD 2600 MHz (B38)
LTE-TDD 2600 MHz (B38)

5G

5G

5G NSA and SA bands- n79; n78; n41; n3; n1
5G NSA- B41

5G NSA- B78

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