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| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2019-11-15 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Blue | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Glass | Metal |
| $ 2299.00 | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 414 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 Huawei Mate X has a score of 89.4, which is better than the Xiaomi Mi 5s's 76.4 general score. These devices include Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei Mate X has 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi Mi 5s has Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Even though Huawei Mate X is a lot newer than the Xiaomi Mi 5s, it is incredibly heavier and notably thicker.
The Huawei Mate X features a bit superior CPU than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has more processing cores and more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with just a bit better display than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a really smaller screen and a way lower resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a little better number of pixels per inch in the screen.
Huawei Mate X features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has 384 GB more internal storage. The Xiaomi Mi 5s shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Huawei Mate X, although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, a lot less MP back camera and a way tinier back camera sensor shooting way worse quality images.
Huawei Mate X features a much longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a 41% bigger battery capacity.
Although Huawei Mate X is a better device, it is way more expensive than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Xiaomi Mi 5s. So if you want that extra features, you can buy the Huawei Mate X, otherwise you can save some dollars and get the Xiaomi Mi 5s, giving up some specifications.
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