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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 88.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-07 | 2019-09-24 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.08 x 2.85 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 8.50 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black |
| Glass and Metal | Titanium |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2250 x 2088 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 389 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 108.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 12.21 | 10.56 |
| 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 | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 4050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha is just a bit better than the Huawei P40, having an 88.9 score against 86.4. The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha is better than the Huawei P40, we must tell that it's also a thicker and much heavier phone. Both phones in our current comparison work with the same Android 10 OS, so you shouldn't see any difference regarding operating system features.
Huawei P40 features a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, because although it has a really smaller screen and a way lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a little greater screen density. The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has just a bit better processing power than Huawei P40, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha also has 6 GB more RAM.
Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha features a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei P40, because it has 512 GB internal storage. Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha features a bit superior battery lifetime than Huawei P40, because it has a 7% greater battery size. Huawei P40 has a superior camera than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, because although it has a lower (4K) video quality, a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for low light photos and video and a much less megapixels back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger camera sensor providing a better image quality.
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