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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-09-12 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus is a bit better than Huawei Mate 20 lite, getting a general score of 78.1 against 76.2. Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus is an older and a little bit thicker phone than the Huawei Mate 20 lite, but Xiaomi managed to make it a little bit lighter anyway. Both phones in this comparison use Android OS, but the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has the older 6.0 Marshmallow version and Huawei Mate 20 lite has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus features a bit more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 20 lite, although it has a bit smaller display, a bit inferior count of pixels per screen inch and a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution. Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because although it has 2 GB less RAM, it also counts with a higher number of cores (although they are slower).
The Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with a better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Huawei Mate 20 lite shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the Huawei Mate 20 lite also has a larger aperture to capture better images and video in low-light situations, a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels and better 60 fps video frame rate.
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus features just a bit better battery life than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has a 1 percent more battery capacity.
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