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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-07-18 | 2019-07-24 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.04 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.13 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 282 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4030mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| 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 A3 is a bit better than the Huawei nova 3, having a global score of 79.2 against 76.3. The Xiaomi Mi A3 is a newer cellphone than the Huawei nova 3, although it is just a little bit heavier and somewhat thicker. These phones come with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Mi A3 has the previous 11 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with a much better display than Xiaomi Mi A3, because it has more pixels per inch of display, a much higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a bit bigger screen. Huawei nova 3 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi A3, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi A3 features as much storage capacity for games and applications as the Huawei nova 3 one, they have an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB and exactly the same internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Mi A3 has a bit better battery duration than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 4030mAh battery capacity.
Xiaomi Mi A3 has a better camera than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has a way better 48 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
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