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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-02-11 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Atlantis blue, Matrix purple and Phoenix red |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 618 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 12.1 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.32 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 5T is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Poco X2, having an 80.8 score against 79.3. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but Huawei nova 5T has an older 10 version and Xiaomi Poco X2 has Android 11. The Huawei nova 5T is a somewhat lighter and thinner phone than the Xiaomi Poco X2, even when they were released with only a few months difference.
Huawei nova 5T features a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Poco X2, because although it has a little smaller display and a little bit lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a little bit higher screen density. The Huawei nova 5T has just a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Poco X2. They have 8 processing cores and a 6 GB RAM.
Huawei nova 5T features a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Poco X2, because it has 128 GB internal storage. Xiaomi Poco X2 features improved battery lifetime than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 20% greater battery size. Xiaomi Poco X2 has a slightly better camera than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for low light captures and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Xiaomi Poco X2 also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor and a much higher resolution back facing camera.
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