Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-11-15 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Huawei Mate X has a global score of 89.4, which is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 8's 83.3 overall score. Huawei Mate X's body is newer, but thicker and extremely heavier than the Xiaomi Mi 8. These phones use Android OS, but Huawei Mate X has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi Mi 8 has Android 10 version.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 features just a bit better looking display than Huawei Mate X, although it has a much smaller display, a bit lower screen pixel density and a way worse 1080 x 2248px resolution. Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bit more powerful processor than Huawei Mate X, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate X, although it has a way lower 12 mega pixels resolution back camera and a much smaller back camera sensor providing a lot worse image quality, they both have a same size aperture. The Huawei Mate X counts with a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has more internal storage.
Huawei Mate X counts with superior battery life than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3400mAh.
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