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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android |
| 2019-12-17 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 30 Pro 5G is much better than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, getting a global score of 90.5 against 75.9. Even though Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is newer than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, it is somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with Android 10 operating system, and Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with Android operating system.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with a bit more powerful processor than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has more RAM. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a slightly better looking screen than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of display.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a greater camera than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same video definition, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has higher 60 frames per second video frame rates, a larger diafragm aperture to take better photos and video in poorly lited environments, a camera in the back with a lot better resolution and a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing much higher quality photos and videos.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has 192 GB more internal memory. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a really longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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