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| Global Score | |
| 84 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2017-10-10 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 5.98 x 2.97 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 614.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 30 is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, getting an 84 score against 81.2. The Huawei Mate 30 body is newer than the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2's, but it's a little bit thicker and just a little bit heavier. The Huawei Mate 30 and the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 count with quite similar displays, because although the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 has a little bit smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2160px, it also counts with a quite greater amount of pixels in each screen inch.
The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 30, because it has more internal memory. The Huawei Mate 30 has a little bit better processing power than Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate 30 also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Huawei Mate 30 takes greater pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 also has a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photos and videos, a much bigger sensor which offers a lot higher image and video quality, a way better 40 MP resolution back camera and better video frame rate.
The Huawei Mate 30 counts with better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity against 3400mAh.
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