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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 346 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.6 |
| 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 | 6 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 | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 56.00mm 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 3.52 | 9.9 |
| 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a global score of 83.3, which is better than Huawei Mate 20 X's 75.6 overall score. Both of these devices come with Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Mi 8 has older 10 version while Huawei Mate 20 X has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Xiaomi Mi 8 is a notably lighter and just a bit thinner device than the Huawei Mate 20 X, although they were only released 5 months apart.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a much better looking screen than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater screen density and a quite better 1080 x 2248 pixels resolution. Xiaomi Mi 8 has a bit superior CPU than Huawei Mate 20 X. Both of them have a 6 GB RAM and 8 cores.
Xiaomi Mi 8 captures greater photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 X, although it has a way tinier back camera sensor providing a way worse image quality, they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality. Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 20 X, because it has 128 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Mate 20 X counts with a superior battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 3400mAh.
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