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| Global Score | |
| 86.3 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| HarmonyOS | Android 11 |
| 2021-07-29 | 2021-05-27 |
| 6.16 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| -- | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| -- | Glass and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm 888 4G chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| Kryo 680 Prime Core, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4100mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P50 has a global score of 86.3, which is much better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's 76.7 overall score. Huawei P50 is a just a little lighter and just a little thinner cellphone than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, even when they were only released 2 months apart. The Huawei P50 counts with HarmonyOS OS, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11 OS.
Huawei P50 has just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei P50 also has a higher amount of RAM. The Huawei P50 features just a bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a quite better resolution of 1224 x 2700 pixels, a quite larger screen and a bit higher amount of pixels in each inch of screen.
Huawei P50 features a much better storage to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Huawei P50 features just a bit better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a 2% more battery size.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 captures much better photographs and videos than Huawei P50, although it has a camera with a worse 48 MP resolution, they both have a same size camera aperture.
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