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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| HarmonyOS 2 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-09-20 | 2019-07-24 |
| 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.04 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.13 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Violet | Blue, Gray and White |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2676 x 1236 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 440 pixels per inch | 282 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4030mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | 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
Huawei nova 9 Pro has an overall score of 79.3, which is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi A3's score of 79.2. Huawei nova 9 Pro's body is extremely newer and just a little thinner, but a bit heavier than Xiaomi Mi A3. The Huawei nova 9 Pro has HarmonyOS 2 operating system, and Xiaomi Mi A3 has Android 11 operating system.
Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a better display than Xiaomi Mi A3, because it has a bit bigger display, a much better resolution of 1236 x 2676px and a lot better screen pixels density. The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi A3, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has 4 GB more RAM.
The Xiaomi Mi A3 features a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Huawei nova 9 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Xiaomi Mi A3's battery duration is very similar to the Huawei nova 9 Pro one, although the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has 4030mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
Xiaomi Mi A3 has a greater camera than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a lesser mega-pixels resolution back camera and a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better photography and videos in poorly lited situations.
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