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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Xiaomi |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-10-06 | 2019-07-24 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.04 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 6.13 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Gray and White |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 282 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4030mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi A3 has a general score of 79.2, which is slightly better than the Microsoft Lumia 950's score of 74.1. The Xiaomi Mi A3 counts with Android 11 OS, and Microsoft Lumia 950 works with Windows 10 Mobile OS. Even though the Xiaomi Mi A3 is much newer than the Microsoft Lumia 950, it's heavier and just a little bit thicker.
Xiaomi Mi A3 counts with a quite better hardware performance than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a greater number of cores. The Lumia 950 features a much sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi A3, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a way better pixels number per inch in the screen and a way better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels.
The Xiaomi Mi A3 captures much clearer photos and videos than Lumia 950, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a camera in the back with way more mega pixels and a bigger aperture for better low light images and videos.
Xiaomi Mi A3 counts with a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Lumia 950, because it has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB and 128 GB internal storage. Xiaomi Mi A3 features superior battery life than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a 4030mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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