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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-12-01 | 2019-05-07 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Purple and White |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 690.00 | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.42 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.35 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 general score of 78.8 against 77.4. Google Pixel 3a is a extremely newer and extremely lighter phone than the Huawei Mate 8, although it is also just a little thicker. The Huawei Mate 8 features a bit better performance than Google Pixel 3a. Both have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM amount.
Google Pixel 3a has a little bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution and a quite higher screen density. Google Pixel 3a features a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a back camera with way less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a much better video quality and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better photography in poorly lited situations.
The Huawei Mate 8 counts with a much greater storage to store more apps and games than Google Pixel 3a, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 128 GB and 128 GB internal storage. Huawei Mate 8 counts with superior battery performance than Google Pixel 3a, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Google Pixel 3a not only is the best phones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it an obvious call.
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