Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-04-27 | 2016-09-29 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 429 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
The Huawei P20 is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, having a 78.1 score against 78.1. The Huawei P20 construction is newer, just a bit lighter and a bit thinner than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus. These devices use Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei P20 has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version.
The Huawei P20 counts with a little better processing power than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because although it has 2 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with 4 more cpu cores. Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei P20, although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920, a just a little lower pixels quantity per inch in the display and a little smaller screen.
Huawei P20 captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because although it has a back-facing camera with a worse 12 mega pixels resolution and a worse video quality, it also counts with a lot bigger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a larger aperture to take better low light captures.
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus's storage to store more games and applications is just as good as the Huawei P20 one, both of them have the same internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has a little longer battery lifetime than Huawei P20, because it has a 3800mAh battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
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