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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-08-18 | 2019-05-07 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Purple and White |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.68 |
| 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 3a XL is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 3i, getting a overall score of 78.9 against 73.7. Both phones in this review come with Android OS (operating system), but the Google Pixel 3a XL has the older 11 version while Huawei nova 3i has Android 8.1 Oreo. Although Google Pixel 3a XL and Huawei nova 3i were released with only 9 months difference, the Google Pixel 3a XL construction is a little bit thicker but also a little bit lighter.
The Huawei nova 3i counts with a bit better processor than Google Pixel 3a XL. They have a Octa-Core processor and a 4 GB RAM memory. Huawei nova 3i features a little bit better looking display than Google Pixel 3a XL, because it has a little larger screen, a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a bit greater count of pixels in each inch of display.
The Huawei nova 3i features a superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3a XL, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Google Pixel 3a XL counts with a little better battery duration than Huawei nova 3i, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity against 3340mAh.
Google Pixel 3a XL counts with a slightly better camera than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a back camera with much less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture for better low light images and videos and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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