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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2019-10-20 | 2021-05-27 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 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 |
| 11.99 | 11 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
Huawei Mate 30 5G has a global score of 87.4, which is much better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's global score of 76.7. The Huawei Mate 30 5G body has the same thickness than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, but it's just a little bit heavier. Both of these phones work with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei Mate 30 5G has older 10 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11.
Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a little faster processor than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a higher amount of RAM. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 counts with a display that is just as good as the display in Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a little smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340px, it also counts with a little better pixel density.
Huawei Mate 30 5G has slightly more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory. Huawei Mate 30 5G captures slightly better videos and photos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a camera with less MP resolution, and they both have the same aperture, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also counts with a way larger sensor and a way higher video quality.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G features just a bit longer battery life than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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