Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-09-12 | 2019-07-24 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.04 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.13 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Blue, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 282 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4030mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi A3 has a global score of 79.2, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 20 lite's global score of 76.2. Even though Xiaomi Mi A3 is newer than the Huawei Mate 20 lite, it is just a bit thicker and a bit heavier. These phones include Android OS, but the Xiaomi Mi A3 has the older 11 version and Huawei Mate 20 lite has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
The Huawei Mate 20 lite has a much better looking screen than Xiaomi Mi A3, because it has a greater number of pixels per display inch, a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a little bigger screen. Xiaomi Mi A3 features a quite bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Mi A3. Both have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core processor. The Xiaomi Mi A3 counts with a bit longer battery performance than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has 4030mAh of battery capacity against 3750mAh. Xiaomi Mi A3 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have the same aperture, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has a back-facing camera with much more megapixels and a way better video resolution.
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