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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-09-15 | -- |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 3350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has an overall score of 77.7, which is a bit better than the Huawei Mate S's 75.3 score. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite is a a bit heavier and a bit thicker device than the Huawei Mate S. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a bit faster CPU than Huawei Mate S, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite also has more RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with a little bit better looking display than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a just a little inferior count of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a little larger screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2280. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a camera in the back with less megapixels, it also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a way better (4K) video quality and a bigger aperture for better low-light images and video.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite's memory to install games and applications is just as good as the Huawei Mate S one, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with longer battery life than Huawei Mate S, because it has a 24% more battery size.
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