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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android |
| 2020-03-05 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 422 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 710 SDM710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate Xs has a general score of 91.6, which is a lot better than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE's global score of 75.9. Even though Huawei Mate Xs is newer than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, it's heavier and a lot thicker. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a way lower resolution of 1080 x 2244, it also counts with a bit higher number of pixels per screen inch.
The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has 448 GB more internal memory. Huawei Mate Xs features a bit more powerful processor than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate Xs also has more RAM memory.
Huawei Mate Xs features a little bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a way larger sensor, a way more megapixels back facing camera and a bigger aperture. Huawei Mate Xs features a much longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 44 percent larger battery size.
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