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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2021-05-27 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 11 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 5T is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, having a general score of 80.8 against 76.7. Even though Huawei nova 5T is older than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, it's body is just a little bit lighter and just a little bit thinner. These devices work with Android operating system, but Huawei nova 5T has older 10 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11 version.
Huawei nova 5T counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei nova 5T also has 2 GB more RAM. The Huawei nova 5T features a bit sharper display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021. They have a screen with the same size, a greater quantity of pixels per inch of screen and exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
Huawei nova 5T counts with a bit better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have a same resolution camera in the back, a same size diafragm aperture and a 0.5 inches sensor, the Huawei nova 5T also has a much higher video resolution. Huawei nova 5T has a little bit better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a bit superior battery duration than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 7% greater battery size.
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