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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2019-12-17 | 2021-05-27 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.98 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 (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 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 Pro 5G is better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, with a score of 90.5 against 76.7. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is an older, just a little bit heavier and just a little thicker phone than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021. Both phones we compare here use Android OS (operating system), but Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has 10 version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a little bit better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a bit higher 1176 x 2400 resolution, a little larger display and a little greater pixel density. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has 4 GB more RAM memory. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a camera in the back with a worse 40 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality, a larger sensor capturing higher quality videos and photographs and a larger diafragm aperture to take better images in poorly lited environments.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a bit longer battery duration than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a 13% greater battery capacity.
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