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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2018-11-01 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.22 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.69 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Blue and Green |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.34 |
| 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 | 3200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 has an overall score of 83.8, which is much better than the Huawei nova 2's 74.2 global score. Xiaomi Mi Mix 3's body is newer, but somewhat thicker and extremely heavier than the Huawei nova 2. The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 counts with a bit better processing unit than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 also has more RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 has a bit sharper screen than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a bit less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a little higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a bigger display. Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 has a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 also has a lot higher video definition and a higher resolution back-facing camera. Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 counts with a little better battery performance than Huawei nova 2, because it has an 8% larger battery capacity.
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