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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-09-28 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a global score of 83.3, which is a bit better than Huawei P Smart (2021)'s 79.2 overall score. Both of these phones come with the same Android 10 OS (Operating System). Xiaomi Mi 8's body is lighter and thinner than the Huawei P Smart (2021), despite of the fact that it was released many years before.
Xiaomi Mi 8 features a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a quite smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2248px, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the display.
The Huawei P Smart (2021) features a superior camera than Xiaomi Mi 8, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same aperture and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a much bigger sensor and a lot more MP back camera. The Huawei P Smart (2021) counts with just a bit more storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Huawei P Smart (2021) has a way better battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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