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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-06 | 2019-07-24 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.04 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.13 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Blue, Gray and White |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 282 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 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 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 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
The Xiaomi Mi A3 is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 9, getting a 79.2 score against 73.4. Xiaomi Mi A3 is a notably newer and just a little lighter cellphone than Huawei Mate 9, although it is just a little bit thicker. Huawei Mate 9 has just a little better processing power than Xiaomi Mi A3. Both of them have a Octa-Core processor and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 9 features a slightly better screen than Xiaomi Mi A3, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1080 x 1920px resolution and more pixels per display inch. The Xiaomi Mi A3 counts with a greater camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light photography and video, a way larger sensor and a back-facing camera with a way better resolution.
The Xiaomi Mi A3 counts with much more memory to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 256 GB, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has 64 GB more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Mi A3 features a battery performance that's very similar to the battery life in Huawei Mate 9, although the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has a 4030mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh.
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