Huawei nova 3 vs Google Pixel 5a Specs Comparison

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Huawei nova 3	Google Pixel 5a
Released · Jul 18, 2018	Released · Aug 26, 2021
6.3-inch · 2340x1080px	6.3-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera	Dual camera
6GB · 128GB	6GB · 128GB
3750 mAh	4680 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jul 18, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$449

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches 157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm	6.15 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches 156.2 x 73.2 x 8.8 mm
Weight
5.86 oz (166.0 g)	6.46 oz (183.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Metal
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Purple, Blue, Red	Mostly Black

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 84.93% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, HDR
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 415 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475 Prime
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12	Adreno 620
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	Android (12, 11)

Battery

Type
3750 mAh, Li - Polymer	4680 mAh
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 7min

Browsing

15h 6min

Video

10h 46min

Gaming

10h 46min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm	12.2 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
24 MP (Black and White, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 27 mm	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
24 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n5, n12, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Links

Full specifications
Huawei nova 3 Specs	Google Pixel 5a Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Google Pixel 5a Review
User Reviews
	Google Pixel 5a User Reviews