Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 5T, getting a overall score of 83.3 against 80.8. Both of these devices use the same Android 10 operating system, so both should count with very similar OS features. Even though Xiaomi Mi 8 is older and a little heavier than Huawei nova 5T, it's construction is still just a little bit thinner.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei nova 5T. Both of them have the same RAM amount and 8 cores. The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little sharper display than Huawei nova 5T, although it has a little bit smaller display, a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2248 and a bit lower pixel count per inch in the display.
The Huawei nova 5T features a much better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same video resolution and a same size diafragm aperture, the Huawei nova 5T also has a much better 48 mega-pixels resolution camera and a lot larger back camera sensor which gives a much better photo and video quality.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 256 GB internal storage. The Huawei nova 5T features a little better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
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