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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 519.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 383 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 820 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 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 |
| 4 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 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 |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 10.01 | 9.9 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 8 is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 20, with an 83.3 score against 79.5. Although the Xiaomi Mi 8 and Huawei Mate 20 were released only a couple of months apart, the Xiaomi Mi 8 is just a bit lighter and just a little thinner. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Mi 8 has an older 10 version while Huawei Mate 20 has Android 9.0 Pie.
Xiaomi Mi 8 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has more RAM. Huawei Mate 20 counts with a little sharper display than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2244px resolution and a little bit inferior count of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with more display brightness and a quite bigger display.
Xiaomi Mi 8 features a very superior storage for games and applications than Huawei Mate 20, because it has more internal storage. Huawei Mate 20 shoots a bit better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8, and although they both have the same video frame rate, a same resolution camera, the same aperture and the same video definition, the Huawei Mate 20 also has a larger camera sensor which provides a better photo and video quality.
Huawei Mate 20 has longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has an 18 percent greater battery capacity.
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