Google Pixel 3a / Pixel 3a XL (2019) vs Huawei Mate Xs (2020)

The Google Pixel 3a (2019) and the Huawei Mate Xs (2020) are decent Smartphones at their respective price points, but don't manage to stand out from their direct competitors in any meaningful way. We suggest that you also look at some alternatives that can be found for around $200 or $3,300.

If you're still interested in learning a bit more about the Google Pixel 3a (2019) and the Huawei Mate Xs (2020), however, read on for a summary of what we could gather about them:

The Google Pixel 3a (2019) has impressed reviewers from two sources that are among the most highly trusted on the internet, namely CNET and Tom's Guide. It did great in their objective hands-on roundups - it earned the "Cheaper Pixel 3 with same great camera" and "Ranked 3 out of 10" awards from CNET and Tom's Guide, respectively. That's high praise from such reputable sources.

Moving on to the Huawei Mate Xs (2020): it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like GSMArena, PhoneArena, Techradar, Digital Camera World, The Independent, and Android Central, enough for them to include them on those lists.

Out of the sources that tested and rated both of these Smartphones, PhoneArena and Digitaltrends preferred the Google Pixel 3a (2019), whereas reviewers at GSMArena liked the Huawei Mate Xs (2020) better. Techradar gave them identical review scores.

We also took a look at which sources liked these products best - the highest Google Pixel 3a (2019) rating came from Expert Reviews, whereas the Huawei Mate Xs (2020) most impressed reviewers at GSMArena; they earned scores of 10 and 8.8, respectively.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Smartphones on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Smartphones being 7.5 out of 10, whereas the Google Pixel 3a (2019) and Huawei Mate Xs (2020) managed averages of 8.5 and 7.9 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct Google Pixel 3a (2019) vs. Huawei Mate Xs (2020) comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.