Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-12-01 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 690.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.42 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 56.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Xiaomi Mi 8 is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 8, having an 83.3 score against 77.4. Xiaomi Mi 8 is a incredibly newer phone, and it is also just a bit thinner and a bit lighter than the Huawei Mate 8. The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a little more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a little bit larger display, a bit more pixels per inch in the display and a slightly better 1080 x 2248 resolution.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Xiaomi Mi 8 takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a back facing camera with lot less MP, it also counts with a bigger aperture and a lot better 3840x2160 video definition.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with just a bit bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB more internal storage. Huawei Mate 8 counts with greater battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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