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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android |
| 2017-07-11 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a general score of 75.9, which is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 2 Plus's overall score of 74.2. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE design is newer and a bit lighter, but a bit thicker than Huawei nova 2 Plus. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE works with Android OS, and Huawei nova 2 Plus works with Android 7.0 Nougat OS.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE and Huawei nova 2 Plus feature similar CPUs, and although the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has 2 GB more RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a little sharper screen than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a little bit larger display, a slightly higher 1080 x 2244px resolution and a bit greater pixel amount per inch of display.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a bit better camera than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low-light photos and video, and they both have a same resolution back facing camera, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also counts with a way better (4K) video quality. The Huawei nova 2 Plus has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Huawei nova 2 Plus also has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
The Huawei nova 2 Plus features a little longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 7 percent greater battery capacity.
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