Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 78 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-27 | 2018-07-27 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold, Pink and Red |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 429 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 9.79 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3010mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei P20 has an overall score of 78.1, which is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi A2's 78 general score. Even though the Huawei P20 and Xiaomi Mi A2 were only released 3 months apart, the Huawei P20 construction is a little thicker but just a little bit lighter. Xiaomi Mi A2 and Huawei P20 count with quite similar processing units, and although the Xiaomi Mi A2 has a greater amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The Huawei P20 features a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi A2, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2244px resolution and a bit more pixels per inch of display. The Huawei P20 and the Xiaomi Mi A2 have extremely similar storage for games and applications, they have exactly the same internal storage.
The Huawei P20 features a little longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi A2, because it has a 13% more battery size. Huawei P20 features a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi A2, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the same aperture, the same video frame rate and a 12 mega pixels back-facing camera, the Huawei P20 also has a lot bigger sensor which provides a way better image and video quality.
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