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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2015-09-15 | 2021-05-27 |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Aluminum | Glass and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 is a bit better than Huawei Mate S, getting a 76.7 score against 75.3. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's design is way newer than Huawei Mate S's, but it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. Huawei Mate S features a little bit better performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a bit more vivid display than Huawei Mate S, because it has a quite higher pixel number per display inch, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a little bit larger screen. Huawei Mate S features slightly more memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a way better battery lifetime than Huawei Mate S, because it has a 48 percent larger battery size. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 takes much better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate S, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a way larger camera sensor taking lot higher quality photographs and videos, a way more mega-pixels camera in the back and a larger diafragm aperture for better photos in low-light situations.
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