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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 78 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2018-07-27 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Blue, Gold, Pink and Red |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3010mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi A2 has a general score of 78, which is just a bit better than Huawei nova 2 Plus's score of 74.2. The Xiaomi Mi A2 is a newer and a bit lighter phone than Huawei nova 2 Plus, although it is also just a bit thicker. The Huawei nova 2 Plus and the Xiaomi Mi A2 count with very similar displays, although the Xiaomi Mi A2 also has a quite higher pixels quantity per inch of screen, a quite larger screen and a bit higher 1080 x 2160 resolution.
Xiaomi Mi A2 features a little bit better memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage. The Xiaomi Mi A2 and Huawei nova 2 Plus count with quite similar processing units, and although the Xiaomi Mi A2 has a larger amount of RAM, they both have 8 cores.
The Xiaomi Mi A2 has a slightly better camera than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture and a 12 MP camera in the back, the Xiaomi Mi A2 also has a much higher 3840x2160 video quality. Huawei nova 2 Plus has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi A2, because it has an 11 percent bigger battery capacity.
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