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| Global Score | |
| 81.6 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-10-19 | 2019-07-24 |
| 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.04 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.13 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Blue, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 129.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 282 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4030mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 2 has a global score of 81.6, which is a bit better than Xiaomi Mi A3's 79.2 score. Google Pixel 2's design is lighter and just a little bit thinner than Xiaomi Mi A3, although it was released a little bit further than a year before. Google Pixel 2 has a more vivid display than Xiaomi Mi A3, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1080 x 1920 and much more pixels per screen inch.
The Xiaomi Mi A3 has a superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel 2, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Google Pixel 2 counts with a little bit better performance than Xiaomi Mi A3. They have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores.
Xiaomi Mi A3 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Google Pixel 2, because it has 4030mAh of battery capacity. Xiaomi Mi A3 takes much better photos and videos than Google Pixel 2, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has a back facing camera with a way better 48 mega pixels resolution and a bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
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