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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-10 | 2019-07-24 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.04 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.13 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Blue, Gray and White |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 282 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4030mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
Xiaomi Mi A3 is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, having a 79.2 score against 78.7. Even though the Xiaomi Mi A3 is much newer than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, it's just a little heavier and just a little bit thicker. These phones have Android OS, but the Xiaomi Mi A3 has the older 11 version and Huawei Mate 9 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a more vivid screen than Xiaomi Mi A3, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a much better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a little bit better processing power than Xiaomi Mi A3, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi A3 has a superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has an external memory slot that supports up to 256 GB. Xiaomi Mi A3 counts with a better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has a bigger aperture for better images and video in poorly lited environments, a back camera with way more MP and a much larger camera sensor shooting way better quality pictures.
The Xiaomi Mi A3 features a battery life that's just as good as the battery life in Huawei Mate 9 Pro, although the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has a 1 percent greater battery size.
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