Google Pixel 3a XL vs. Honor 50

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Google Pixel 3a XL and Honor 50. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Google Pixel 3a XL vs. Honor 50 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Google Pixel 3a XL Honor 50
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number G020B NTH-NX9
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 160.1 mm 159.96 mm Google Pixel 3a XL has greater height than Honor 50.
Width 76.1 mm 73.76 mm Google Pixel 3a XL has greater width than Honor 50.
Depth 8.2 mm 7.78 mm Honor 50 is narrower than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Weight 167 g 175 g Google Pixel 3a XL is lighter than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Body Colour Clearly white | Just black | Purple-ish Midnight black | Emerald Green
Body Material Polycarbonate -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.52 W/kg (body), 1.36 W/kg (head) 1.1 W/kg (body), 0.8 W/kg (head), 2.76 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Google Pixel 3a XL Honor 50
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology OLED AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 6.57" Honor 50 has larger screen size than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2160 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 50 has better screen resolution than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 402 ppi 403 ppi Honor 50 has better pixel density than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Aspect Ratio 18:9 -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1073.7 million colours Honor 50 has better colour depth than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Contrast Ratio 100000:1 -
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Features Always-on display, Now Playing -
PROCESSOR Google Pixel 3a XL Honor 50
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G
Clock Speed 2 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Google Pixel 3a XL has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 615 -
MEMORY Google Pixel 3a XL Honor 50
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB 6 GB Honor 50 has more RAM than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Honor 50 has more internal memory than Google Pixel 3a XL.
CAMERA Google Pixel 3a XL Honor 50
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 12.2 Megapixel 108 Megapixel Honor 50 has better camera resolution than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Sensor Size - 1/1.52"
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/2.2 Google Pixel 3a XL has better lens aperture than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Field of View (FoV) 76 degree(s) -
Pixel Size 1.4 μm 2.1 μm Honor 50 has larger camera pixel size than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Google Pixel 3a XL has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Camera Modes Portrait mode Slow motion mode, Fast Motion mode, Multi-video recording
Light Source - LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 12032 x 9024
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 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), dual pixel phase detection, Motion Auto Focus Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Honor 50 has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Google Pixel 3a XL has better front lens aperture than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Field of View (Front) 84 degree(s) 90 degree(s) Honor 50 has larger front lens field of view than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Pixel Size (Front) 1.12 μm -
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Camera Modes (Front) - Super night selfie mode, AI Wide-angle selfie
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 640 x 480 (VGA) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Google Pixel 3a XL Honor 50
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3700 mAh 4300 mAh Honor 50 has larger battery capacity than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor 50 has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 45 min
CELLULAR Google Pixel 3a XL Honor 50
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor 50 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 11
User Interface - Magic UI 4.2
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Google Pixel 3a XL Honor 50
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 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 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band 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 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency 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 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n7, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Google Pixel 3a XL Honor 50
Supported Digital Audio Standards Apt-X, LDAC, apt-X HD WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, SBC
Supported Digital Video Standards - 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio
FEATURES Google Pixel 3a XL Honor 50
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, haptics sensor, Active Edge Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display)
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Android Sensor Hub, Noise suppression, Night Shift, ARCore, Google Lens, Titan M Security Module, Pixel Imprint sensor -
OTHERS Google Pixel 3a XL Honor 50
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, 18W USB-C power adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m) USB cable, 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
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