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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android |
| 2020-05-08 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.11 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Aurora blue, Emerald green and Midnight black | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 416 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei P Smart (2020) is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, getting a 77.5 score against 75.9. The Huawei P Smart (2020) counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and Xiaomi Mi 8 SE comes with Android OS. The Huawei P Smart (2020) body is newer and just a bit lighter, but also a little thicker than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a little sharper display than Huawei P Smart (2020), because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little better pixel density. Huawei P Smart (2020) features a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has 64 GB more internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a little bit better performance than Huawei P Smart (2020), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also has a higher amount of RAM. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a slightly better camera than Huawei P Smart (2020), because although it has a less mega pixels resolution camera and a smaller aperture which is not nice for capturing pictures or videos in low-light situations, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video quality.
Huawei P Smart (2020) counts with a bit better battery life than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity.
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