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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| HarmonyOS 3 | Android 11 |
| 2022-10-20 | 2021-05-27 |
| 6.36 x 3.00 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Purple and Silver | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| -- | Glass and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 442 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 4G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4460mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 50E is slightly better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, with a 78.9 score against 76.7. The Huawei Mate 50E works with HarmonyOS 3 operating system, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 comes with Android 11 operating system. The Huawei Mate 50E construction is newer and just a little bit thinner than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's, but it's just a little bit heavier.
Huawei Mate 50E features a bit superior processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei Mate 50E also has 4 GB more RAM. Huawei Mate 50E has a slightly better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a quite better 1224 x 2700 resolution, a quite larger screen and a just a little higher pixels amount per inch of display.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 captures way better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 50E, although it has a lot tinier aperture which is not nice for shooting photos and/or video in low light situations and a back-facing camera with less megapixels resolution. The Huawei Mate 50E counts with slightly more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage.
The Huawei Mate 50E counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a 12% more battery capacity.
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