Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-03-19 | 2016-05-17 |
| 5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 435 pixels per inch | 344 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8956 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4850mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi Max is slightly better than Huawei P20 Lite, with a 77.5 score against 75.4. Despite being the best phone in this comparison, Xiaomi Mi Max's design is older, a lot heavier and a little bit thicker than Huawei P20 Lite. Huawei P20 Lite features just a bit better display than Xiaomi Mi Max, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2280px and a higher pixels density.
Xiaomi Mi Max features a much better memory for games and applications than Huawei P20 Lite, and although they both have a SD card slot that supports up to 256 GB, the Xiaomi Mi Max also has more internal memory capacity. The Huawei P20 Lite has a bit faster processor than Xiaomi Mi Max. They have 8 processing cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi Max counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has 4850mAh of battery capacity. The Xiaomi Mi Max counts with a bit better camera than Huawei P20 Lite, and although they both have a same resolution back camera, the Xiaomi Mi Max also has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a bigger aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited situations.
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