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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 5T is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, having an 80.8 score against 75.9. The Huawei nova 5T is a newer cellphone than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, although it is a little thicker and just a bit heavier. Huawei nova 5T has Android 10 OS, and Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has Android OS.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a bit better looking display than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a quite lower 1080 x 2244px resolution, it also counts with a little bit better quantity of pixels in each inch of screen. Huawei nova 5T counts with a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE. Both of them have 8 cpu cores and a 6 GB RAM. Huawei nova 5T features superior battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 20 percent larger battery size. Huawei nova 5T counts with a superior camera than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Huawei nova 5T also has a much more megapixels back-facing camera, a larger camera aperture to take better images and video in low light situations and a way bigger sensor.
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