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| Global Score | |
| 67.3 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-10-10 | 2019-05-07 |
| 6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Purple and White |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3a XL is much better than the Honor 8X, having a general score of 78.9 against 67.3. Although the Google Pixel 3a XL and the Honor 8X were only released 7 months apart, Google Pixel 3a XL's body is a bit lighter but just a little bit thicker than the Honor 8X. Google Pixel 3a XL and Honor 8X have quite similar displays, because although the Google Pixel 3a XL has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher count of pixels per screen inch.
The Honor 8X features a bit more powerful CPU than Google Pixel 3a XL. Both have 4 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores. The Honor 8X features a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel 3a XL, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 400 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
The Google Pixel 3a XL's battery life is just as good as the Honor 8X one, although the Google Pixel 3a XL has just 3700mAh battery capacity. Google Pixel 3a XL has just a bit better camera than Honor 8X, because although it has a much less megapixels resolution back camera, and they both have the same camera aperture, the Google Pixel 3a XL also counts with a way higher video definition.
Google Pixel 3a XL is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the other phone, which makes this phone a very good choice.
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