Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-11-15 | 2019-07-24 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.04 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 6.13 ounces |
| Blue | Blue, Gray and White |
| Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 282 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 4030mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 Huawei Mate X is much better than Xiaomi Mi A3, with a score of 89.4 against 79.2. Huawei Mate X's construction is noticeably heavier and way thicker than Xiaomi Mi A3. Both phones we are comparing here include Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei Mate X has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Mi A3 has Android 11 version, giving you a couple nice extra features and improved performance.
The Huawei Mate X counts with a better screen than Xiaomi Mi A3, because it has a way better 2200 x 2480px resolution, more pixels per screen inch and a lot larger display. Huawei Mate X has a way bigger memory to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi A3, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage.
The Huawei Mate X features a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi A3, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate X also has 4 GB more RAM. The Huawei Mate X counts with a bit better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi A3, because it has a 12% bigger battery capacity. The Xiaomi Mi A3 features a lot better camera than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a lot smaller back camera sensor which provides a lot lower image and video quality, and they both have the same aperture, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also counts with a back-facing camera with more mega-pixels.
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