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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android | Android 10 |
| -- | 2020-09-28 |
| 5.55 x 2.81 x 0.20 inches | 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches |
| -- | 7.27 ounces |
| -- | Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black |
| $ 419.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 565 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 11.33 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.9 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P Smart (2021) is a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 5, with a 79.2 score against 73.7. The Xiaomi Mi 5 features a better screen than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a better screen pixels density and a better 2560 x 1440 resolution. The Huawei P Smart (2021) counts with much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 5, because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
Xiaomi Mi 5 counts with a bit faster processing unit than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a graphics processing unit. Huawei P Smart (2021) counts with a really longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 5, because it has a 39% bigger battery capacity.
Huawei P Smart (2021) features a way better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera.
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