Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-06-17 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 56.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 |
| 11.22 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 lite 5G is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 8, with a global score of 83.4 against 83.3. Both of these phones use the same Android 10 OS (operating system). Even though the Huawei P40 lite 5G is extremely newer than Xiaomi Mi 8, it is somewhat thicker and a bit heavier. Xiaomi Mi 8 has a bit better screen than Huawei P40 lite 5G, although it has a little lower 1080 x 2248 resolution, a quite smaller display and a just a bit less pixels per display inch.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a bit superior processor than Huawei P40 lite 5G. They have 6 GB of RAM memory and 8 cpu cores. The Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a much better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same diafragm aperture and the same video quality, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a way higher 64 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because it has 256 GB internal storage. The Huawei P40 lite 5G features superior battery life than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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