Huawei nova 3 vs Xiaomi Redmi 8A Specs Comparison

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Huawei nova 3 Xiaomi Redmi 8A
Released · Jul 18, 2018
Released · Sep 30, 2019
6.3-inch · 2340x1080px
6.2-inch · 1520x720px
Dual camera
Single camera
6GB · 128GB
2GB · 32GB
3750 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jul 18, 2018 Sep 25, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches
157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm
6.15 x 2.97 x 0.37 inches
156.3 x 75.4 x 9.4 mm
Weight
5.86 oz / 166.0 g 6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Purple, Blue, Red Ocean Blue, Sunset Red, Midnight Black

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body 6.2-inch, 81.81% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI 1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) Snapdragon 439 SDM439 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1950 MHz
Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12 Adreno 505
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB (eMMC 5.1)
3GB/32GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo) Android (10)

Battery

Type
3750 mAh, Li - Polymer 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
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
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps)
Front
24 MP (Dual-Camera)
Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 3, 5, 8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Phone Features

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