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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2015-09-15 | 2016-09-29 |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 5s is a bit better than the Huawei Mate S, having a 76.4 score against 75.3. The Xiaomi Mi 5s is a newer and a little lighter cellphone than Huawei Mate S, although it's somewhat thicker. Xiaomi Mi 5s features a little bit better screen than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 1920, the Xiaomi Mi 5s also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of display.
The Huawei Mate S and the Xiaomi Mi 5s count with quite similar memory capacity to install applications and games, both have exactly the same internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate S counts with a little faster processing unit than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has 1 GB less RAM, it also counts with more processing cores (but slower).
Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with a bit better camera than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a lesser mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, and they both have a F2 diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 5s also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor which gives a better image and video quality and a way higher 3840x2160 video definition.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s features longer battery life than Huawei Mate S, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity.
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