Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-08-29 |
| 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches | 6.12 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and Red |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 519.00 | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2246 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 383 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 820 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 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 |
| 4 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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 is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 20, with a general score of 85.5 against 79.5. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 design is a bit thicker but just a bit lighter than Huawei Mate 20, and they were released only a couple of months apart. Huawei Mate 20 has a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, because although it has a little worse 1080 x 2244 resolution and a quite worse display density, it also counts with a little bigger display and a way brighter screen.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20, because it has more internal storage and an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Xiaomi Pocophone F1 counts with a little faster processing unit than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has a battery lifetime that's just as good as Huawei Mate 20's battery duration. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 counts with a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor which offers a worse photo and video quality and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low light photography, and they both have a 12 MP resolution camera and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 also counts with higher video frame rate.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is also a bargain compared to others.
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