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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 78 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-18 | 2018-07-27 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold, Pink and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3010mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 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
The Xiaomi Mi A2 has an overall score of 78, which is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 3's 76.3 global score. The Xiaomi Mi A2 body has the same thickness than Huawei nova 3, but it is just a bit heavier. The Huawei nova 3 features just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi A2. They have 6 GB of RAM memory and a Octa-Core processor.
Huawei nova 3 and Xiaomi Mi A2 both count with quite similar displays, although the Xiaomi Mi A2 has a just a little worse number of pixels per inch of screen, a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and a quite smaller screen. Huawei nova 3 has a little bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi A2, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a F1.8 aperture, the Huawei nova 3 also has a much more mega pixels back facing camera.
Huawei nova 3 counts with much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi A2, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei nova 3 also has an external memory slot that holds up to 256 GB. The Huawei nova 3 features longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi A2, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity against 3010mAh.
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