Huawei Nova 2 vs Xiaomi Mi A1

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Huawei Nova 2
₹23,990
(Discontinued)
Xiaomi Mi A1
₹12,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

73%
74%

Release Date

22 May, 2019
12 Sep, 2017

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 625
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

20 MP
5 MP

Battery

2950 mAh
3080 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A
4.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Solid and slender build
  • Impressive dual cameras
  • Android N in its naked form
  • Reliable performance

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Average battery life
  • Heats up occasionally

User Ratings

N/A
4.4/5
(470,471 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Sep 12, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)
Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)

Custom UI

EMUI
Android One

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 659
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

CPU

Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T830 MP2
Adreno 506

RAM

4 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

441 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.18 %
70.63 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

142.2 mm
155.4 mm

Width

68.9 mm
75.8 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm
7.3 mm

Weight

143 grams
165 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21.25µm pixel size
8 MP
12 MP
Telephoto Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

20 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

No
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2950 mAh
3080 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

External Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 0.17 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
Explorer Mi Cloud Mi Remote