Huawei nova Plus vs Xiaomi Mi A1 Specs Comparison

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Huawei nova Plus Xiaomi Mi A1
Released · Oct 15, 2016
Released · Sep 12, 2017
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
3340 mAh
3080 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016 Sep 05, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
€429

Design

Dimensions
5.98 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches
151.8 x 75.7 x 7.3 mm
6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches
155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm
Weight
5.64 oz / 160.0 g 5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink Black, Gold, Pink

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.53% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 70.87% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, 450 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 506
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3340 mAh, Li - Polymer 3080 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (OIS, PDAF) 12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 26 mm
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 50 mm
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 5 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Infrared, 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 Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28 1, 3, 5
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 04, 2016
FCC ID value: QISMLA-LX2
Measured SAR
Head: 1.23 W/kg
Body: 0.38 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.33 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg
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