Perovskite solar cells have a swift development in recent years, while the lead in the absorber CH3NH3PbI3 is a potential threat to the environment.To find proper alternatives,we have investigated the structural and electronic properties of MAGeX3 (X=Cl, Br, I)using hybrid density functional theory (DFT).We show that MAGeI3 exhibits similar band gap, substantial stability, remarkable optical properties, and significant hole and electron conductive behavior compared to the so far best absorber MAPbI3.Moreover, the calculations reveal that the energy splitting resulted from spin-orbital coupling is evident on Pb, moderate on Ge, I and Br, and negligible to Cl.Our work not only sheds some light on screening novel absorbers for perovskite solar cells but also deepens the understanding of these functional materials.