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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-03-19 | 2018-06-05 |
| 5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a score of 83.3, which is much better than the Huawei P20 Lite's 75.4 score. Both of these devices work with Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Mi 8 has older 10 version while Huawei P20 Lite has Android 8.0 Oreo version. The Xiaomi Mi 8 construction is a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier than Huawei P20 Lite.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a bit better CPU than Huawei P20 Lite, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi 8 features just a bit better looking display than Huawei P20 Lite, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2248 resolution and a quite lower pixel density, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P20 Lite, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little longer battery lifetime than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a 3400mAh battery size.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has just a bit better camera than Huawei P20 Lite, because although it has a back facing camera with lot less mega pixels, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better images and video in poorly lited situations and a lot higher video resolution.
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