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| Global Score | |
| 90.9 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android |
| 2020-10-22 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black and Mystic silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2772 x 1334 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 452 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali G78 MP24 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 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 | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a general score of 90.9, which is much better than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE's 75.9 overall score. Huawei Mate 40 Pro comes with Android 10 operating system, and Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has Android operating system. Even though the Huawei Mate 40 Pro is notably newer than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, it is notably heavier and thicker.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a little bit better display than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, although it has a just a little lower pixels density, a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2244 and a bit smaller screen. Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a bit better processing unit than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a much bigger storage to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has more internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a much longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 41 percent bigger battery size. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro takes way better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have a same size camera aperture and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has a much larger sensor which gives a lot better image and video quality, faster video frame rates and a back camera with a way better resolution.
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