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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android |
| 2020-09-28 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 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 |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P Smart (2021) is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, with a 79.2 score against 75.9. Huawei P Smart (2021) has Android 10 OS, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE comes with Android OS. The Huawei P Smart (2021) construction is extremely newer, but somewhat thicker and noticeably heavier than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a bit more vivid display than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2244 pixels resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per display inch. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a bit better processing unit than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Huawei P Smart (2021) counts with a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory. The Huawei P Smart (2021) has a much better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3120mAh.
Huawei P Smart (2021) shoots much better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a camera with a much better 48 mega-pixels resolution, a bigger aperture for better low light images and videos and a lot bigger camera sensor which gives a way higher photo and video quality.
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