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| Global Score | |
| 73.9 | 78 |
| Basic Information | |
| Vivo | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-16 | 2018-07-27 |
| 6.59 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches | 6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.71 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Glowing night | Black, Blue, Gold, Pink and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6 inches |
| 2256 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | IPS LCD |
| 362 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3010mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
The Xiaomi Mi A2 is slightly better than the vivo NEX 3, getting a 78 score against 73.9. Xiaomi Mi A2's design is much thinner and extremely lighter than vivo NEX 3, despite of the fact that it was released around a year before. The vivo NEX 3 features a bit faster processor than Xiaomi Mi A2, and although they both have the same number of cores, the vivo NEX 3 also has more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi A2 counts with a little bit better display than vivo NEX 3, because although it has a little lower 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch of display. The vivo NEX 3 captures much better photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi A2, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the vivo NEX 3 also has a way larger sensor capturing lot better quality pictures and a back facing camera with a lot better resolution.
Vivo NEX 3 features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi A2, because it has 256 GB internal storage. Vivo NEX 3 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi A2, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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