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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-18 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 129.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM Battery | 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.64 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 2 is better than the Huawei nova 3i, getting a global score of 81.6 against 73.7. The Google Pixel 2 is an older and a little bit thicker device than Huawei nova 3i, but Google managed to make it lighter anyway. Google Pixel 2 counts with a little more vivid display than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a much smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per display inch.
The Google Pixel 2 has a bit superior processor than Huawei nova 3i. Both of them have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM. The Google Pixel 2 captures a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a back facing camera with a much lower resolution, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video definition and a bigger camera aperture for better images and videos in low-light situations.
Huawei nova 3i features much more storage capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel 2, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei nova 3i also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei nova 3i has greater battery life than Google Pixel 2, because it has 3340mAh of battery capacity.
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