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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-09-15 | 2019-07-24 |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 6.04 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 6.13 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 282 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 4030mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi A3 is a bit better than Huawei Mate S, with a score of 79.2 against 75.3. Although Xiaomi Mi A3 is a lot newer than Huawei Mate S, it is somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. Huawei Mate S features a little better processing power than Xiaomi Mi A3, although it has 1 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Huawei Mate S features a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi A3, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher display pixel density and a better 1080 x 1920 resolution. The Xiaomi Mi A3 takes much better videos and photos than Huawei Mate S, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality, a bigger aperture for better images in low-light situations, a camera with a much higher resolution and a larger sensor providing a better image quality.
The Xiaomi Mi A3 has a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate S, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has an external SD slot that supports up to 256 GB. Xiaomi Mi A3 counts with a much better battery performance than Huawei Mate S, because it has 4030mAh of battery capacity against 2700mAh.
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