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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2017-10-10 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 5.98 x 2.97 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 614.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 2, having an 81.2 score against 74.2. Even though the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 is better than Huawei nova 2, it must be told that it's also a a little thicker and extremely heavier phone. The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 counts with a bit better performance than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Huawei nova 2 has just a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a quite higher count of pixels in each inch in the display. Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 captures just a bit better photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for low light captures and video, and they both have a same resolution back-facing camera, the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 counts with a much greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage. The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 15% larger battery capacity.
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