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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-12-01 | 2019-05-07 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Purple and White |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 690.00 | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| 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 | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| 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 XL has a global score of 78.9, which is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 8's global score of 77.4. Google Pixel 3a XL is a newer and just a bit lighter phone than the Huawei Mate 8, although it is just a bit thicker. Google Pixel 3a XL features a little more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have a same size display, the Google Pixel 3a XL also has a little higher number of pixels in each inch in the screen and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels.
Huawei Mate 8 features a little faster processor than Google Pixel 3a XL. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM and 8 cpu cores. The Google Pixel 3a XL takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a back facing camera with much less mega pixels, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better images in poorly lited environments and a way higher video quality.
The Huawei Mate 8 has a much greater storage for applications and games than Google Pixel 3a XL, because it has 64 GB more internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 128 GB. The Huawei Mate 8 counts with just a bit better battery lifetime than Google Pixel 3a XL, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3700mAh.
Google Pixel 3a XL not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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