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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android |
| 2018-08-18 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has an overall score of 75.9, which is just a bit better than Huawei nova 3i's score of 73.7. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE design has the same thickness than Huawei nova 3i, but it is just a little bit lighter. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has Android OS, while Huawei nova 3i counts with Android 8.1 Oreo OS.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a bit faster CPU than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also has 2 GB more RAM. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a slightly better display than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2244 resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher screen pixel density.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a back camera with a way lower 12 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a way higher video definition and a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photos and video. The Huawei nova 3i has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Huawei nova 3i has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 7% greater battery capacity.
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