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| Global Score | |
| 90.9 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-10-22 | 2021-05-27 |
| 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black and Mystic silver | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2772 x 1334 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 452 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali G78 MP24 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.81 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 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 | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a general score of 90.9, which is much better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's 76.7 general score. These phones have Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 40 Pro has the previous 10 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11. Even being the best phone in this comparison, Huawei Mate 40 Pro is a just a bit thicker and somewhat heavier phone than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a bit superior processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a little bit better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a little bit higher screen pixel density, a better resolution of 1334 x 2772px and a bit larger display.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has just a little better battery performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a 10 percent larger battery size.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for low-light photography and videos, it also counts with a much larger back-facing camera sensor providing a much better image quality, a more MP back camera and a way better (4K) video resolution.
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