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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-06-01 | 2019-05-07 |
| 6.85 x 3.49 x 0.30 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.44 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Black and Gold | Black, Purple and White |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 295.00 | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 344 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.42 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.04 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 has an overall score of 78.8, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi Max 2's 77.5 score. Even though Google Pixel 3a is just a little bit thicker than Xiaomi Mi Max 2, it's incredibly lighter and also newer. Google Pixel 3a features a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi Max 2, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater count of pixels per inch of display and a quite better 1080 x 2220 resolution.
The Xiaomi Mi Max 2 and the Google Pixel 3a count with incredibly similar CPUs, both have a 4 GB RAM and a Octa-Core CPU. The Google Pixel 3a captures a bit better photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi Max 2, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Google Pixel 3a also has a bigger camera sensor taking better quality videos and photos, a larger aperture and a back facing camera with a higher 12.2 megapixels resolution.
Xiaomi Mi Max 2 counts with a superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3a, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD memory slot that admits up to 128 GB. The Xiaomi Mi Max 2 has a way better battery life than Google Pixel 3a, because it has a 5300mAh battery capacity.
The Google Pixel 3a not only is the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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