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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-11-17 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.07 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Blue, Brown, Gray and Pink | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| -- | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 10 Pro is a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 5s, with a general score of 79.2 against 76.4. The Huawei Mate 10 Pro body is newer and just a little bit thinner than the Xiaomi Mi 5s's, although it is somewhat heavier. The Xiaomi Mi 5s features a little more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better display pixel density.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s's memory for applications and games is just as good as Huawei Mate 10 Pro's one, they have the same internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate 10 Pro features just a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores.
Huawei Mate 10 Pro has longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3200mAh. The Xiaomi Mi 5s and Huawei Mate 10 Pro have really similar cameras, because although the Xiaomi Mi 5s has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate, a 12 megapixels back camera and the same (4K) video definition, it also counts with a lot bigger back camera sensor shooting way higher quality photos and videos.
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