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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2020-09-28 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P Smart (2021) is a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 5s, with a score of 79.2 against 76.4. These devices work with Android operating system, but the Huawei P Smart (2021) has an older 10 version while Xiaomi Mi 5s has Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Although Huawei P Smart (2021) is a lot newer than Xiaomi Mi 5s, it is somewhat thicker and much heavier.
Huawei P Smart (2021) features a little better processing power than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a greater number of cores (although they are slower). Xiaomi Mi 5s features a little sharper screen than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a little worse 1080 x 1920 resolution and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little better pixel number per inch in the screen.
The Huawei P Smart (2021) takes better videos and photos than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a camera with a much higher resolution, a larger sensor providing a better image quality and a bigger aperture for better images in low-light situations.
The Huawei P Smart (2021) has a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has an external SD slot that supports up to 512 GB. Huawei P Smart (2021) counts with a much better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3200mAh.
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