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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-04-05 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
The Huawei P10 Plus is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi 5s, having a 79.8 score against 76.4. Huawei P10 Plus's body is somewhat heavier but thinner than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and both were only released 6 months apart. The Huawei P10 Plus counts with a bit better processor than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has 2 GB more RAM memory and 4 more CPU cores (but slower).
Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with a screen that is very similar to Huawei P10 Plus's screen, although the Xiaomi Mi 5s has a lot worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px, a just a bit inferior number of pixels per inch of display and a quite smaller screen. The Xiaomi Mi 5s features just a bit better camera than Huawei P10 Plus, although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low-light images and videos, they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, a 12 mega-pixels back camera and the same video frame rates.
The Huawei P10 Plus features a very superior memory capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei P10 Plus also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei P10 Plus counts with just a little better battery life than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a 17% more battery capacity.
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