Huawei nova 3 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1) Comparison and Differences

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Huawei nova 3

Huawei nova 3

Smartphone 2

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1)

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Huawei nova 3 or Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei nova 3 Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1)
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Release date 2018, July 2017, November
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm | 6.18 x 6.18 x 2.9 in 153 x 76.2 x 7.7 mm | 6.02 x 6.02 x 3 in
Weight 166 g | 5.86 oz 153 g | 5.4 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors Iris Purple, Airy blue, Primrose Gold, Red, Black Gold, Dark Grey, Silver, Rose Gold
Battery 3750 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3080 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 240 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 32 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 75 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" in 5.5" in
Screen area 97.4 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.2% 71.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 409 PPI 267 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Dual 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
-24 MP B/W, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
-13 MP, f/2.2, 1/3.1'', 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Dual 16 MP, Single
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
2 MP, depth sensor
16 MP, f/2.0
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9 Android 7.1.2 (Nougat); MIUI 10
Chipset - Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G72 MP12 Adreno 505
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM - PAR-TL20, PAR-AL00, PAR-LX9
128 GB, 4 GB RAM - PAR-LX1M, PAR-LX1, PAR-LX9
64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 231707
Antutu 7 Total

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - PAR-TL20
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX1M, PAR-LX1, PAR-TL20 
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX9 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - PAR-AL00
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - PAR-LX1M, PAR-LX1 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - PAR-LX9 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - PAR-TL20 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - PAR-AL00
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (PAR-LX1 model only)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD 4.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W
Versions
- Versions: Redmi Y1 (India); Redmi Note 5A (Global); Redmi Note 5A Prime (China, Malaysia)

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