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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2020-03-05 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | $ 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 990 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 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 |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 Xs has a score of 91.6, which is much better than the Xiaomi Mi 5s's 76.4 global score. Huawei Mate Xs's body is way newer, but noticeably heavier and thicker than the Xiaomi Mi 5s. The Xiaomi Mi 5s has a bit better display than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a really smaller display and a much lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a bit more pixels per display inch.
The Huawei Mate Xs features a very superior storage capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has 384 GB more internal storage. The Huawei Mate Xs has just a bit better performance than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has 4 GB more RAM and a larger number of faster cores. Huawei Mate Xs features a very superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a 41% bigger battery capacity.
Huawei Mate Xs features a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a bigger aperture to take better photos in low light situations, a way bigger back-facing camera sensor which gives a way better image and video quality and a way more megapixels back facing camera.
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