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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-03-31 | 2016-09-29 |
| 5.77 x 2.83 x 0.28 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.15 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Metal | Metal |
| -- | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 658 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 5s is a bit better than the Huawei P10 Lite, with a 76.4 score against 72.8. Xiaomi Mi 5s's body is just a bit lighter but thicker than the Huawei P10 Lite, and they were only released with a couple of months difference. Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei P10 Lite. Both of them have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 1920px, a display of the same size and the same screen pixel density.
Huawei P10 Lite features a bit faster processing unit than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Huawei P10 Lite also has 4 more CPU cores (although slower). Xiaomi Mi 5s features a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P10 Lite, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s has a slightly better camera than Huawei P10 Lite, and although they both have a back-facing camera with a 12 megapixels resolution, the Xiaomi Mi 5s also has a larger aperture, a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a larger back-facing camera sensor. Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with a bit superior battery lifetime than Huawei P10 Lite, because it has a 7 percent greater battery capacity.
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