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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 88.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2019-12-17 | 2019-09-24 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.08 x 2.85 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 8.50 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Titanium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2250 x 2088 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 389 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 108.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 10.56 |
| 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 HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has an overall score of 90.5, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha's global score of 88.9. Both devices we compare here use the same Android 10 OS (Operating System), so you shouldn't notice any difference regarding that. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is a lighter and thinner phone than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, even though they were released with only a few months difference.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G and Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha both count with really similar screens, because although the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has a quite lower pixels density, it also counts with a better resolution of 2088 x 2250px and a bigger screen. The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha counts with a little bit better performance than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha also has more RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha counts with a much better memory to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because it has 256 GB more internal memory. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a bit longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 4050mAh.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G takes much better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, because although it has a back-facing camera with way less MP resolution, a lower (4K) video resolution and a much tinier sensor offering a way lower image quality, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture for better images and videos in low-light environments.
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