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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-05-07 | 2019-07-20 |
| 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.19 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 186.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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 3a is just a bit better than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), with a 78.8 score against 76.5. Google Pixel 3a is a just a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter cellphone than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019), even though both were released only 2 months apart. Both phones in this review come with Android OS, but Google Pixel 3a has the older 11 version and Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has Android 9.0 Pie.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has just a bit better hardware performance than Google Pixel 3a. They have a 4 GB RAM and 8 cores. The Google Pixel 3a features a bit sharper display than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a little lower 1080 x 2220 resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher pixels quantity per inch in the display.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has much more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Google Pixel 3a, because it has a SD extension slot that admits up to 256 GB and 128 GB internal memory. Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has better battery life than Google Pixel 3a, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Google Pixel 3a takes just a bit better photos and videos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a much less megapixels resolution back facing camera, and they both have the same aperture, the Google Pixel 3a also counts with a lot better video definition.
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