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| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-11-15 | 2020-02-11 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Blue | Atlantis blue, Matrix purple and Phoenix red |
| Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 414 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.1 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate X has a global score of 89.4, which is much better than the Xiaomi Poco X2's global score of 79.3. Both devices in this review include Android OS, but Huawei Mate X has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi Poco X2 has Android 11 version. Huawei Mate X's design is notably heavier and thicker than Xiaomi Poco X2.
The Huawei Mate X features a little bit better processing power than Xiaomi Poco X2, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate X also has more RAM memory. Huawei Mate X counts with a bit sharper display than Xiaomi Poco X2, because it has a bit more pixels per inch in the display, a much better 2200 x 2480 pixels resolution and a bigger screen.
The Huawei Mate X has a much bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Poco X2, because it has 512 GB internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Poco X2 takes much better photos and videos than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low-light photography, and they both have a 0.59 inches back-facing camera sensor, the Xiaomi Poco X2 also counts with a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
The Xiaomi Poco X2 features a battery lifetime that's just as good as the Huawei Mate X one.
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