Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-07-01 | 2019-05-07 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Purple and White |
| Metal and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | 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 is a bit better than the Huawei P8max, having a 78.8 score against 72.1. Both phones in our current comparison use Android OS (operating system), but Google Pixel 3a has 11 version and Huawei P8max has Android 5.1 Lollipop version. Although Google Pixel 3a is thicker than Huawei P8max, it's lighter and also way newer.
Google Pixel 3a counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei P8max, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better display density and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2220px. Google Pixel 3a's processing unit is just as good as the CPU in Huawei P8max, and although the Google Pixel 3a has more RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Huawei P8max counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3a, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei P8max also has a SD extension slot that admits up to 128 GB. Huawei P8max counts with a very superior battery life than Google Pixel 3a, because it has a 4360mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
The Google Pixel 3a captures way better photos and videos than Huawei P8max, because although it has a back facing camera with a lower resolution, it also counts with a way better video quality and a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light images and video.
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