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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-11 | 2019-05-07 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Purple and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.02 | 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 | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3a has an overall score of 78.8, which is a little bit better than Huawei nova 2 Plus's global score of 74.2. Even though Google Pixel 3a is thicker than the Huawei nova 2 Plus, it's lighter and also newer. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Google Pixel 3a has older 11 version and Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Google Pixel 3a has a slightly better display than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a little bit better pixels quantity per inch in the screen, a little larger display and a quite better 1080 x 2220 resolution. The Huawei nova 2 Plus counts with a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3a, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Huawei nova 2 Plus also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB.
The Huawei nova 2 Plus has a little faster processing unit than Google Pixel 3a. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 CPU cores. Huawei nova 2 Plus features just a bit better battery lifetime than Google Pixel 3a, because it has a 3340mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. The Google Pixel 3a has a slightly better camera than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Google Pixel 3a also has a back-facing camera with more megapixels and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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