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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-01-10 | 2018-06-05 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro, with an 83.3 score against 78.7. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Mi 8 has 10 version and Huawei Mate 9 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo version. The Xiaomi Mi 8 body has the same thickness than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, but it's just a little bit heavier.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a slightly better looking screen than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a greater screen density. The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a way bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has 256 GB internal storage.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a bit faster processing unit than Huawei Mate 9 Pro. They have the same number of cores and a 6 GB RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with improved battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has an 18 percent greater battery capacity. Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have a same resolution back camera, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video quality, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has a bigger camera aperture and a bigger sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs.
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