Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Huawei nova 3

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Xiaomi Huawei
Announced September 2016 September 2017 2018, July
Status Available - September 2016 Coming Soon - September 2017 Available. Released 2018, August
Price Rs. 72,000 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,999 ($245.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Gold, Pink, Black Iris Purple, Airy blue, Primrose Gold, Red, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm
(6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 in)
157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm
(6.18 x 2.9 x 0.29 in)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
SIM Type Nano SIM Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - PAR-TL20
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 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 Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300) LTE LTE band
SAR US 1.19 W/kg (head)
1.19 W/kg (body)
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SAR EU 1.24 W/kg (head)
1.00 W/kg (body)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint with Force Touch
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 10 Android OS, v7.1.1 Nougat Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface - Android One (Stock Android) EMUI 9
Processor Quad-core, Apple A10 Fusion Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Kirin 970 (10 nm)
GPU 6 core Adreno 506 Mali-G72 MP12
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 4/6 GB
Internal Memory 32/128/256 GB 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 3D Touch Display, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.51% 70.63% 84.24%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes yes
Radio No N/A No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP Dual 12 MP 16 MP + 24 MP
Flash Quad-LED (dual tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, (f/1.8, 28mm & f/2.8, 56mm, 2x optical zoom, OIS, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide-angle lens - 12MP, 1.25μm, f/2.2 aperture; Telephoto lens - 12MP, 1.0μm, f/2.6 aperture 16 MP, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
24 MP B/W, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front Camera 7 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 16 MP [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) + 2 MP, depth sensor
HDR Video, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB v2.0, reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Yes Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 2700 mAh 3080 mAh 3750 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h - -
Talk Time Up to 21 h - -