Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-08-18 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 56.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a global score of 83.3, which is better than Huawei nova 3i's overall score of 73.7. Xiaomi Mi 8's body has the same thickness than the Huawei nova 3i, but it's just a little bit heavier. Both of these phones include Android OS, but the Xiaomi Mi 8 has an older 10 version while Huawei nova 3i has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has just a little better hardware performance than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has more RAM memory. Xiaomi Mi 8 has a little bit better looking screen than Huawei nova 3i, although it has a little bit inferior amount of pixels per inch of screen, a bit smaller display and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2248.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a slightly better storage capacity to install applications and games than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bit better battery duration than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a 2% bigger battery capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bit better camera than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a back camera with much less mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better low-light captures and a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
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