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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2018-10-26 | 2021-05-27 |
| 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 519.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 383 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 820 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| 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 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | 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
The Huawei Mate 20 is slightly better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, having a 79.5 score against 76.7. These devices work with Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei Mate 20 has 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11, so it provides a couple additional features and increased performance. Huawei Mate 20 is a just a little bit lighter cellphone than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, but both have the same thickness.
The Huawei Mate 20 has a slightly better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels and a little bit worse pixel quantity per inch in the display, it also counts with a bit bigger screen. The Huawei Mate 20 features a bit superior processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021. They have 4 GB of RAM memory and a Octa-Core processor.
Huawei Mate 20 has just a bit more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's battery lifetime is just as good as Huawei Mate 20's battery performance.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a slightly better camera than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have the same video quality, a F1.8 aperture and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a bigger camera sensor and a much more megapixels camera in the back.
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