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| Global Score | |
| 82.9 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-08-29 |
| 6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches | 6.12 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Emerald green and Twilight | Black, Blue and Red |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 549.00 | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 3120 x 1440 pixels | 2246 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 537 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 16.38 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has a general score of 85.5, which is slightly better than Huawei Mate 20 Pro's 82.9 score. Even though Xiaomi Pocophone F1 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro were released with only a couple of months difference, Xiaomi Pocophone F1's design is just a little lighter but just a bit thicker than Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro features a little bit better display than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, because it has a better resolution of 1440 x 3120 pixels, a little bit larger screen and a higher display density. Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has a lot bigger storage to store more apps and games than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, because it has a SD extension slot that holds up to 256 GB and 256 GB internal memory.
The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 counts with a bit better processor than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 also has 2 GB more RAM. Huawei Mate 20 Pro has a little longer battery duration than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, because it has a 5% larger battery size.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro has a much better camera than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, because although it has slower video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro also counts with a much higher resolution camera, a way bigger back camera sensor shooting lot higher quality pictures and videos and a bigger aperture.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is not only the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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