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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-04-20 | 2019-07-24 |
| 5.55 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches | 6.04 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| -- | 6.13 ounces |
| Black | Blue, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 282 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 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 |
| 8.14 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3260mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4030mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 a bit better than the Nokia 8 Sirocco's 74.2 global score. Nokia 8 Sirocco has a brighter screen than Xiaomi Mi A3, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a way better pixels amount per inch in the screen and a much higher 1440 x 2560 resolution.
The Nokia 8 Sirocco has a bit more powerful processor than Xiaomi Mi A3, and although they both have 8 cores, the Nokia 8 Sirocco also has more RAM. The Xiaomi Mi A3 takes a lot better photos and videos than Nokia 8 Sirocco, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also counts with a bigger sensor capturing higher quality photographs and a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
The Xiaomi Mi A3's storage capacity for games and applications is just as good as Nokia 8 Sirocco's one, both of them have a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB and exactly the same internal storage. Xiaomi Mi A3 features superior battery lifetime than Nokia 8 Sirocco, because it has a 4030mAh battery capacity instead of 3260mAh.
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