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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0 | Android 11 |
| 2015-04-15 | 2021-05-27 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Metal; metal | Glass and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 is just a bit better than Huawei P8 Max, having a overall score of 76.7 against 72.6. Both phones in this review work with Android OS, but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has 11 version and Huawei P8 Max has Android 5.0. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 is a much newer and lighter device than Huawei P8 Max, although it's thicker.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features a little better performance than Huawei P8 Max, because it has more 2000 megahertz cpu cores and a higher amount of RAM. Huawei P8 Max features a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a little worse pixel quantity per inch of display, it also counts with a quite larger display.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is very similar to Huawei P8 Max's one, both have a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 128 GB and the same 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 captures much better photographs and videos than Huawei P8 Max, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light captures and video and a lot more MP camera in the back.
The Huawei P8 Max has a little better battery performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a 9 percent more battery size.
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