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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-18 | 2017-04-28 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2457 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 6 is slightly better than Huawei nova 3, with a general score of 76.5 against 76.3. The Xiaomi Mi 6 is a a bit heavier cellphone than the Huawei nova 3, but both of them are 0.29inches thick. Xiaomi Mi 6 counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a quite greater quantity of pixels in each inch of screen.
Huawei nova 3 counts with a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 6, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Huawei nova 3 also has an external SD slot that admits up to 256 GB. Xiaomi Mi 6 has a bit superior processing unit than Huawei nova 3. Both have the same number of cores and a 6 GB RAM.
The Huawei nova 3 captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi 6, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same (4K) video resolution and a same size diafragm aperture, the Huawei nova 3 also has a back camera with a way higher resolution. Huawei nova 3 counts with just a bit longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 6, because it has a 3750mAh battery size against 3350mAh.
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