Huawei P30 vs. Google Pixel 3a XL

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei P30 and Google Pixel 3a XL. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei P30 vs. Google Pixel 3a XL Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P30 Google Pixel 3a XL
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number ELE-L09 G020B
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 149.1 mm 160.1 mm Google Pixel 3a XL has greater height than Huawei P30.
Width 71.36 mm 76.1 mm Google Pixel 3a XL has greater width than Huawei P30.
Depth 7.57 mm 8.2 mm Huawei P30 is narrower than Huawei P30.
Weight 165 g 167 g Huawei P30 is lighter than Huawei P30.
Body Colour Breathing crystal | Aurora | Black Clearly white | Just black | Purple-ish
Body Material - Polycarbonate
Protection Dustproof, splashproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
IP rating IEC 60529 IP53 -
SAR Value 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.85 W/kg (body), 0.33 W/kg (head) 1.52 W/kg (body), 1.36 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P30 Google Pixel 3a XL
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology - OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.1" 6" Huawei P30 has larger screen size than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Huawei P30 has better screen resolution than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density - 402 ppi
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio - 100000:1
Display Features DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, Dewdrop display Always-on display, Now Playing
PROCESSOR Huawei P30 Google Pixel 3a XL
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz 2 GHz Huawei P30 has higher clock speed than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 615
MEMORY Huawei P30 Google Pixel 3a XL
RAM 6 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB Huawei P30 has more RAM than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 64 GB Huawei P30 has more internal memory than Google Pixel 3a XL.
CAMERA Huawei P30 Google Pixel 3a XL
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 1
Sensor Resolution 40 Megapixel 12.2 Megapixel Huawei P30 has better camera resolution than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Sensor Name Huawei SuperSpectrum sensor -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Field of View (FoV) - 76 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 1.4 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Google Pixel 3a XL has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Digital Zoom 30x -
HDR Mode AI HDR+ -
Camera Modes AIS Long Exposure Shot Portrait mode
Light Source LED light -
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Leica Triple Camera, 5x Hybrid Zoom, Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), Super Sensing Camera Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), dual pixel phase detection, Motion Auto Focus
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel -
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei P30 has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei P30 has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Field of View (Front) - 84 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.12 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 640 x 480 (VGA) at 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P30 Google Pixel 3a XL
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3650 mAh 3700 mAh Google Pixel 3a XL has larger battery capacity than Huawei P30.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology - Huawei P30 has fast charging technology.
CELLULAR Huawei P30 Google Pixel 3a XL
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS)
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface EMUI 9.1 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P30 Google Pixel 3a XL
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Bluetooth Profiles SBC -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei P30 Google Pixel 3a XL
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, SBC, apt-X HD, HWA Apt-X, LDAC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP -
Sound Enhancements Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Dolby Digital sound -
FEATURES Huawei P30 Google Pixel 3a XL
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, haptics sensor, Active Edge
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display) Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Dual Neural Network Processing Unit, Huawei Share OneHop Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Android Sensor Hub, Noise suppression, Night Shift, ARCore, Google Lens, Titan M Security Module, Pixel Imprint sensor
OTHERS Huawei P30 Google Pixel 3a XL
Included Accessories Headset, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, HUAWEI SuperCharge charger SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, 18W USB-C power adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m)
Compliant Standards TUV Rheinland Certified Safe Fast-Charge System, IEC 60529 IP53 -
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