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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-04-16 | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Purple and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3a XL is just a bit better than Huawei P9, with a score of 78.9 against 72.9. The Google Pixel 3a XL body is newer, but heavier and thicker than the Huawei P9. Huawei P9 counts with just a bit better screen than Google Pixel 3a XL, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a little worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a quite better display pixel density.
Huawei P9 has a bit better hardware performance than Google Pixel 3a XL, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Google Pixel 3a XL features a bit better camera than Huawei P9, because it has a more mega-pixels camera, a bigger camera sensor which offers a higher image and video quality, a much better 3840x2160 video resolution and a larger camera aperture.
Huawei P9 has a bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Google Pixel 3a XL, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports up to 256 GB. The Google Pixel 3a XL has longer battery duration than Huawei P9, because it has a 3700mAh battery capacity.
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