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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-05-07 | 2015-12-01 |
| 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.19 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 186.00 | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.35 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 3a is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 8, having a overall score of 78.8 against 77.4. Even though the Google Pixel 3a is a little thicker than the Huawei Mate 8, it's much lighter and incredibly newer. The Google Pixel 3a has a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2220 resolution and a just a little higher screen pixels density.
Huawei Mate 8 has a bit faster CPU than Google Pixel 3a. They have a 4 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores. Huawei Mate 8 features a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3a, because it has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB and more internal memory.
The Google Pixel 3a captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a way worse resolution back camera, it also counts with a way better video quality and a bigger aperture for better low light photography and videos. The Huawei Mate 8 features greater battery life than Google Pixel 3a, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
The Google Pixel 3a not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest, making buying this phone an easy decision.
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