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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-09-15 | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Purple and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3a XL is slightly better than the Huawei Mate S, getting a score of 78.9 against 75.3. The Google Pixel 3a XL construction is a lot newer than Huawei Mate S's, although it's a bit heavier and somewhat thicker. Huawei Mate S counts with a bit better hardware performance than Google Pixel 3a XL, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Google Pixel 3a XL and Huawei Mate S have very similar displays, although the Google Pixel 3a XL also has a little higher display pixel density, a quite bigger screen and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2160px. Huawei Mate S has a much bigger memory for apps and games than Google Pixel 3a XL, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
Google Pixel 3a XL shoots clearer videos and photos than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a camera with lesser megapixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better captures and video in low light situations, a larger camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a much better 3840x2160 video resolution.
Google Pixel 3a XL features a way better battery duration than Huawei Mate S, because it has a 3700mAh battery size.
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