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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-06 | 2019-05-07 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black, Purple and White |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3a is a bit better than Huawei Mate 9, having a 78.8 score against 73.4. Google Pixel 3a's body is a lot newer and a lot lighter than Huawei Mate 9's, although it's just a bit thicker. The Google Pixel 3a features a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher display density and a bit higher 1080 x 2220 resolution.
The Huawei Mate 9 features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3a, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Huawei Mate 9 also has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 256 GB. Huawei Mate 9 has a bit superior processing unit than Google Pixel 3a. They have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core processor.
Google Pixel 3a has a greater camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Google Pixel 3a also has a camera in the back with a better resolution, a larger aperture to take better images and videos in low-light environments and a larger back camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and pictures.
The Huawei Mate 9 has better battery life than Google Pixel 3a, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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