Buying decision: Pixel 3a vs Xiaomi 9T

mth

Hi all, I would appreciate your opinion on a buying decision. I have narrowed down my choice to (pretty much) Pixel 3A vs Xiaomi 9T to replace my Moto Z Play. I'm quite specific about what I need but have some wiggle room.

Let's start what I learned from my Z Play:

I absolutely LOVE a good battery endurance. The Z Play brings me through the day (mostly surfing, low key playing, bit of video), with still half the battery full. No running-out anxiety. Good battery is a godsend.The performance was even back then average and absolutely enough for me. Nearly three years later, it gets a bit sluggish. But mid-performer is enoughMoto has a near-to stock-Android, which I deeply appreciate.The size (5.5. inch plus big bezels) always felt a bit too big for me, against the trend, I prefer smaller phones for one-handed useIt has an abysmal camera, especially in low light. I don't need top-notch, but a good one at least.
The contestants! Pixel 3A

apparently brilliant cameraperformance good (enough for me)nice, smaller sizestock Androidnot sure about the 3000mah battery. It seems to be economical, but still would need reserves on a busy day and it is a good 1000mah below other phonesprice is high atm, but there are rumours to drop down to 300 for black friday
Xiaomi 9T

seems to blow comparable phones out of the water in terms of hardwareprice (without deal) around 260, which is superb4000mah battery, that seems to last wellvery good camerabit bigger, but all used for screen, no bezelsMIUI said to be bloated and I heard rumours about issues with the custom Android
I even considered the Xioami A3 (as it ticks pretty much all boxes, including Android One), but the low screen resolution is a deal breaker.

Any recommendations, experiences and opinions are much welcome! Thanks a lot

Christopher56

Both Are A Different Quality's Which One is the best You buy And get Experience

depot

The pixel 3a, has £70 off at the moment, but you’re asking a nearly impossible question, you buy a pixel for the pure android and excellent camera, and put up with the poor battery and the cost of the phone.
the xiaomi is a excellent phone but miui is about as far from pure android you can get, and does need a bit of a learning curve.

I would look at YouTube reviews of both phones.