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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-06 | 2019-05-07 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black, Purple and White |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| 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 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3a XL has a score of 78.9, which is a bit better than Huawei Mate 9's overall score of 73.4. Google Pixel 3a XL's body is newer and somewhat lighter than Huawei Mate 9's, but it is also just a little thicker. Huawei Mate 9 counts with a little faster CPU than Google Pixel 3a XL. Both of them have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM memory amount.
The Google Pixel 3a XL has a slightly better looking display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels, a quite larger screen and a just a little greater pixel density. Google Pixel 3a XL features a very superior camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Google Pixel 3a XL also has a more megapixels camera in the back, a bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a better photo and video quality and a bigger camera aperture to take better low light images and videos.
Huawei Mate 9 features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3a XL, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Huawei Mate 9 also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei Mate 9 has a bit superior battery performance than Google Pixel 3a XL, because it has an 8 percent more battery capacity.
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