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Xiaomi Mi 5
Mi 4s| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.55 x 2.81 x 0.20 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 6.14 ounces |
| -- | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 419.00 | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 565 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.25 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 5T has a score of 80.8, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 5's global score of 73.7. Xiaomi Mi 5 has a bit better CPU than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has less processing cores (but faster) and less RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processor. The Xiaomi Mi 5 has a more vivid screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1440px and more pixels per inch of screen.
The Huawei nova 5T captures a lot better videos and photos than Xiaomi Mi 5, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Huawei nova 5T also has a much higher 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera. Huawei nova 5T has a superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5, because it has 64 GB more internal memory.
Huawei nova 5T features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 5, because it has a 4 percent more battery capacity.
The Huawei nova 5T is a bit more expensive than the Xiaomi Mi 5, but it's still a convenient choice, as you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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