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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| HarmonyOS | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2022-05-18 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.16 x 5.48 x 0.21 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.99 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 425 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 10.70 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 84.00mm focal length | 56.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4600mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.48 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has an overall score of 83.3, which is better than the Huawei Mate Xs 2's general score of 72.6. The Xiaomi Mi 8 has Android 10 OS, while Huawei Mate Xs 2 works with HarmonyOS OS. Xiaomi Mi 8 is a way older and notably thicker device than Huawei Mate Xs 2, but Xiaomi was able to make it much lighter anyway.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a better looking display than Huawei Mate Xs 2, although it has a much lower 1080 x 2248 resolution, a really smaller screen and a quite lower count of pixels per display inch. The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with as much memory capacity for apps and games as the Huawei Mate Xs 2 one, both of them have equal internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a much greater performance than Huawei Mate Xs 2, although it has 2 GB less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. Xiaomi Mi 8 takes a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate Xs 2, although it has a back camera with a much lower 12 mega pixels resolution, they both have a same size aperture.
Huawei Mate Xs 2 has a superior battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a 4600mAh battery size instead of 3400mAh.
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