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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-18 | 2017-04-28 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass and Metal | 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 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2457 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 6 has a global score of 76.5, which is a bit better than Huawei nova 3i's 73.7 global score. The Xiaomi Mi 6 body is just a bit lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Huawei nova 3i, even though it was released around a year before. Xiaomi Mi 6 has a bit better hardware performance than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Mi 6 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi 6 counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher pixels number per screen inch. Xiaomi Mi 6 captures a little bit better photos and videos than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a way less megapixels resolution camera, it also counts with a way higher video quality and a larger camera aperture.
Huawei nova 3i features a way bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 6, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Huawei nova 3i also has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Xiaomi Mi 6 has just a bit better battery life than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a 0% more battery size.
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