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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2020-02-11 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Atlantis blue, Matrix purple and Phoenix red |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 618 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Poco X2 has an overall score of 79.3, which is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 2's 74.2 global score. Both devices in this comparison review have Android OS, but the Xiaomi Poco X2 has the previous 11 version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat. The Xiaomi Poco X2 design is extremely newer, but noticeably thicker and extremely heavier than the Huawei nova 2.
Huawei nova 2 features a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Poco X2, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a bit greater pixels density. Huawei nova 2 has much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Poco X2, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Huawei nova 2 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 128 GB.
The Xiaomi Poco X2 features a CPU that is just as good as the processor in Huawei nova 2, and although the Xiaomi Poco X2 has more RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor. Xiaomi Poco X2 captures much better photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a lot higher resolution back-facing camera and a lot better video resolution.
Xiaomi Poco X2 features a really longer battery duration than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 53% more battery capacity.
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