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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-10-26 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 346 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 3.52 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has a global score of 78.1, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 20 X's general score of 75.6. Both of these phones include Android OS, but Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has the previous 6.0 Marshmallow version while Huawei Mate 20 X has Android 9.0 Pie. Despite of the fact that the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus is noticeably older than Huawei Mate 20 X, it's design is lighter and a bit thinner.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with just a bit better screen than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a much smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher screen density. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has as much storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos as Huawei Mate 20 X, they have the same internal memory.
The Huawei Mate 20 X counts with a bit superior CPU than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and although they both have 6 GB of RAM memory, the Huawei Mate 20 X also has a greater number of cores. Huawei Mate 20 X counts with superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because it has a 32% larger battery capacity.
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has a much better camera than Huawei Mate 20 X, although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low light photography and a much smaller back camera sensor, they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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