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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-10-25 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| -- | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 |
| 8.14 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has a score of 78.1, which is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 2i's score of 72.4. Both of these phones use Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has the older 6.0 Marshmallow version and Huawei nova 2i has Android 7.0 Nougat. Although it's the best device in our current comparison, the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus is an older, just a little bit heavier and just a little thicker device than the Huawei nova 2i.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus features a bit more vivid screen than Huawei nova 2i, although it has a little bit smaller display, a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a little worse pixels number in each inch in the display. Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus features a slightly better memory to store more games and applications than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage.
Huawei nova 2i counts with a bit faster processing unit than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a greater number of cores. Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with a better camera than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has a back-facing camera with a worse resolution, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video definition.
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has just a bit longer battery life than Huawei nova 2i, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity.
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