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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 346 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 3.52 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.12 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 20 X, having a overall score of 75.9 against 75.6. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with Android OS, while Huawei Mate 20 X has Android 9.0 Pie OS. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE construction is notably lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Huawei Mate 20 X, although both of them were released only 5 months apart.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a brighter display than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have the same 1080 x 2244 pixels resolution, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also counts with a just a little higher pixel count per display inch. Huawei Mate 20 X has a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has 128 GB internal memory.
Huawei Mate 20 X features a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE. They have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a greater camera than Huawei Mate 20 X, although it has a smaller diafragm aperture and a much tinier sensor offering a way lower image quality, they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video resolution.
The Huawei Mate 20 X has a really longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3120mAh.
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