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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2021-05-27 |
| 6.11 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Aurora blue, Emerald green and Midnight black | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 416 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, with a general score of 77.5 against 76.7. Both devices in our current comparison use Android OS (operating system), but Huawei P Smart (2020) has 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11. The Huawei P Smart (2020) is an older cellphone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, but it's somewhat lighter and a little bit thinner anyway.
Huawei P Smart (2020) has just a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021. Both have 8 CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 and Huawei P Smart (2020) count with really similar displays, because although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a little bit inferior number of pixels per screen inch, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen.
The Huawei P Smart (2020) counts with much more storage to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 takes much better photographs and videos than Huawei P Smart (2020), because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have a F1.8 aperture and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also counts with a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 counts with better battery life than Huawei P Smart (2020), because it has an 18% larger battery size.
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