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| Global Score | |
| 76.5 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-07-20 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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 |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 56.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 is a bit better than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019), getting an 83.3 score against 76.5. Both of these devices include Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Mi 8 has older 10 version and Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has Android 9.0 Pie. Xiaomi Mi 8's construction is a little bit thinner and just a little bit lighter than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019), despite of the fact that it was released about a year before.
Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little faster processor than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has more RAM memory. Xiaomi Mi 8 has a little sharper display than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a little bit smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2248 pixels, it also counts with a just a little greater display density.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 takes slightly better photos and videos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a camera with a much worse 12 mega pixels resolution, and they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with slightly more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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