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| Global Score | |
| 84 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 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 | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 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 has an overall score of 84, which is better than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE's 75.9 overall score. Huawei Mate 30's body is newer, but somewhat heavier and just a little thicker than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE. Huawei Mate 30 works with Android 10 operating system, and Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with Android operating system.
The Huawei Mate 30 has a bit better performance than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 also has more RAM. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a little sharper display than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has a little smaller screen and a quite lower 1080 x 2244 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit better amount of pixels in each inch of screen.
Huawei Mate 30 counts with a way bigger memory to install games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei Mate 30 features a much better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 also has a much more megapixels back camera, a larger camera aperture to capture better images and video in low-light situations, better 60 fps video frame rate and a lot bigger camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
Huawei Mate 30 has better battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 35% larger battery size.
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