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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-08-18 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 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 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has a general score of 78.1, which is just a bit better than Huawei nova 3i's 73.7 global score. These phones have Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has an older 6.0 Marshmallow version and Huawei nova 3i has Android 8.1 Oreo version. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus construction is a bit lighter than the Huawei nova 3i, although it is just a little thicker and was released about 23 months before.
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei nova 3i, although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, a just a bit lower count of pixels per screen inch and a quite smaller display. The Huawei nova 3i has a way bigger storage to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei nova 3i also has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 256 GB.
The Huawei nova 3i has a little faster CPU than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with 4 more CPU cores. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus features just a bit better camera than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a camera in the back with a worse 13 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low light photography and a lot higher (4K) video definition.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus features just a bit better battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a 3800mAh battery size against 3340mAh.
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