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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 11 |
| 2017-10-25 | 2021-05-27 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| -- | Glass and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a general score of 76.7, which is a bit better than the Huawei nova 2i's general score of 72.4. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 body is notably newer, but just a bit thicker and somewhat heavier than Huawei nova 2i. Both phones in this comparison review use Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has an older 11 version while Huawei nova 2i has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 and Huawei nova 2i both feature quite similar screens, and although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a quite better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little bit larger screen, they both have a better quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has as much storage for applications and games as the Huawei nova 2i one, both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
The Huawei nova 2i counts with just a little better performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021. Both of them have the same RAM amount and 8 processing cores. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features longer battery performance than Huawei nova 2i, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3340mAh.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features a much better camera than Huawei nova 2i, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a camera with much more mega pixels.
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