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| Global Score | |
| 90.9 | 88.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-10-22 | 2019-09-24 |
| 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.08 x 2.85 x 0.41 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 8.50 ounces |
| Black and Mystic silver | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Titanium |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2772 x 1334 pixels | 2250 x 2088 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 452 pixels per inch | 389 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali G78 MP24 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 108.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 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 | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 4050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, getting a 90.9 score against 88.9. Both of these phones come with the same Android 10 OS, so they should provide the user very similar OS features. Huawei Mate 40 Pro is a newer cellphone, and it's also somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a little sharper display than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1334 x 2772 pixels and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher quantity of pixels in each screen inch. The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because it has more internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha counts with a CPU that's very similar to the Huawei Mate 40 Pro one, and although the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has more RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. Huawei Mate 40 Pro shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, because although it has a much less MP resolution camera in the back, a tinier aperture which is not recommended for shooting images or video in low-light environments and a lower 3840x2160 video quality, it also counts with a larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro features just a little bit longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, because it has a 4400mAh battery capacity instead of 4050mAh.
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