Huawei nova 3i vs Google Pixel 5a Specs Comparison

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Google Pixel 5a
Huawei nova 3i Google Pixel 5a
Released · Aug 18, 2018
Released · Aug 26, 2021
6.3-inch · 2340x1080px
6.3-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
3340 mAh
4680 mAh
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Availability

Prices (MSRP)
$449

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches
157.6 x 75.2 x 7.6 mm
6.15 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches
156.2 x 73.2 x 8.8 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g 6.46 oz / 183.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Plastic
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, White Mostly Black

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 82.29% 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
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2400 MHz
Kryo 475 Prime
GPU
Mali-G51 MP4 Adreno 620
Memory
4GB/128GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo) Android (12, 11)

Battery

Type
3340 mAh 4680 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W
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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: F2.2
12.2 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information) 16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
24 MP (Dual-Camera) 8 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, 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 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
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n5, n12, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
6, 5, 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 Nano SIM, eSIM

Phone Features

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