Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2021-09-15 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.46 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Celestial blue, Meteorite Gray and Moonlight White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MT6893 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Cortex-A78, 64-bit, 6 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi 11T is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 5T, getting a general score of 85.3 against 80.8. Both phones we are comparing come with Android OS, but Xiaomi 11T has a more recent 11 version while Huawei nova 5T has Android 10. The Xiaomi 11T construction is newer, but somewhat thicker and heavier than the Huawei nova 5T.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with a little bit better looking screen than Xiaomi 11T, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater quantity of pixels per inch of screen. The Xiaomi 11T has as much memory for games and applications as Huawei nova 5T, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory.
Xiaomi 11T counts with just a bit better processing power than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi 11T also has a greater amount of RAM. The Huawei nova 5T takes better pictures and videos than Xiaomi 11T, although it has a lot less megapixels resolution back-facing camera, they both have the same aperture.
Xiaomi 11T has improved battery duration than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 33% bigger battery size.
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