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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-03-05 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 990 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 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 |
| 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 global score of 91.6, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi 8's 83.3 global score. Huawei Mate Xs is a newer cellphone than Xiaomi Mi 8, although it's way heavier and extremely thicker. Xiaomi Mi 8 has a little bit better display than Huawei Mate Xs, although it has a lot smaller screen, a way lower 1080 x 2248 resolution and a bit lower pixels number per display inch.
Huawei Mate Xs has a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has 512 GB internal memory. The Huawei Mate Xs and the Xiaomi Mi 8 count with very similar processing units, and although the Xiaomi Mi 8 has 2 GB less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Huawei Mate Xs has improved battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 3400mAh. Huawei Mate Xs features just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8, and although they both have the same video resolution, the same camera aperture and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a way higher resolution back camera and a way bigger sensor which gives a lot higher photo and video quality.
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