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| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-11-15 | 2019-05-07 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Purple and White |
| Glass | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2299.00 | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 Huawei Mate X has a score of 89.4, which is much better than the Google Pixel 3a XL's overall score of 78.9. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate X has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Google Pixel 3a XL has Android 11, so it offers some extra features. Even though Huawei Mate X is better than the Google Pixel 3a XL, we must tell that it's also thicker and much heavier.
Huawei Mate X has a little more vivid screen than Google Pixel 3a XL, because it has a lot bigger screen, a quite better pixels density and a much better resolution of 2200 x 2480. Huawei Mate X features a much bigger storage to store more games and applications than Google Pixel 3a XL, because it has 512 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Mate X has a bit superior processing unit than Google Pixel 3a XL, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate X also has a larger amount of RAM. The Google Pixel 3a XL takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate X, although it has a way less MP camera and a lot smaller sensor shooting lot lower quality photographs, they both have the same aperture.
The Huawei Mate X has better battery performance than Google Pixel 3a XL, because it has a 22 percent bigger battery capacity.
Although Huawei Mate X is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Google Pixel 3a XL, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Google Pixel 3a XL. If you want to save some dollars, you can buy Google Pixel 3a XL, and give up a few specs and features, but you will get the most out of your money.
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