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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-12-01 | -- |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 690.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.42 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full 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 |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a general score of 77.7, which is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 8's 77.4 global score. Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite's construction is a little bit thinner and a little bit lighter than Huawei Mate 8. Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a little bit better looking display than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a little bit higher 1080 x 2280px resolution, a quite greater pixels count per inch in the screen and a bit larger screen.
The Huawei Mate 8 and the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite feature extremely similar processing units, and although the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has 2 GB more RAM, they both have 8 cores. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a lot lower resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to capture better images and videos in low-light situations and a way better (4K) video quality.
The Huawei Mate 8 has a way bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Huawei Mate 8 also has a SD card slot that admits up to 128 GB. Huawei Mate 8 has greater battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because it has a 19 percent more battery capacity.
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