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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2016-05-17 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 344 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8956 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4850mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 5T is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi Max, getting a global score of 80.8 against 77.5. The Huawei nova 5T construction is much newer and somewhat lighter, but a bit thicker than Xiaomi Mi Max. The Huawei nova 5T counts with a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Mi Max, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
The Huawei nova 5T has a bit faster processor than Xiaomi Mi Max, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei nova 5T also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Huawei nova 5T shoots better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi Max, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Huawei nova 5T also has a camera with lot more MP and a larger aperture to capture better captures and video in low-light environments.
The Xiaomi Mi Max features a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Xiaomi Mi Max also has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 256 GB. Xiaomi Mi Max has longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 4850mAh of battery capacity against 3750mAh.
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