Huawei Nova 3i vs Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

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Comparing the Huawei Nova 3i vs Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Huawei Nova 3i and Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) run at the same processing speed of 2.2 GHz.


Display: Huawei Nova 3i offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) offers 5.99 inches, making Huawei Nova 3i the larger display of the two. Both Huawei Nova 3i and Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Huawei Nova 3i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) offers 12 MP, making Huawei Nova 3i better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Huawei Nova 3i offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) offers 20 MP, making Huawei Nova 3i better for front camera photography.


Battery: Huawei Nova 3i offers a higher battery capacity with 3340 mAh, while Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) offers 3010 mAh, making Huawei Nova 3i better for longer battery life.


Storage: Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Huawei Nova 3i offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) the better option for storage.


User Rating: Huawei Nova 3i receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) has a rating of 4.1.

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Huawei Nova 3i
₹19,899
(Discontinued)
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₹8,399
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Summary

Spec Score

75%
74%

Release Date

07 Aug, 2018
16 Aug, 2018

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 660
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.3 inches (16 cm)
5.99 inches (15.21 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
20 MP
Camera

Front Camera

24 MP + 2 MP
20 MP

Battery

3340 mAh
3010 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Excellent cameras
  • Solid performer
  • Assured Android updates for the next two years

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • No headphone jack
  • Battery life is average
  • Pronounced camera bump

User Ratings

4.2/5
(4,859 ratings)
4.1/5
(81,165 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Aug 16, 2018
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Custom UI

EMUI
Android One

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 710
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.84 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G51 MP4
Adreno 512

RAM

4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.3 inches  (16 cm)
5.99 inches  (15.21 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
18:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.03 %
77.38 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes

Design

Height

157.6 mm
158.7 mm

Width

75.2 mm
75.4 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
7.3 mm

Weight

169 grams
168 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.751/2.9" sensor size IMX486 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera
20 MP
f/1.71/2.8" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps
720x480 @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Flash

N/A
Yes Soft light flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3340 mAh
3010 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging v4.0 50% in 30 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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: 1.092 W/kg Body: 0.259 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope