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Xiaomi Mi 5
Mi 4s| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-04-27 |
| 5.55 x 2.81 x 0.20 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 5.82 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| $ 419.00 | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 565 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.25 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P20 is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi 5, getting a 78.1 score against 73.7. Xiaomi Mi 5 has a bit better processing power than Huawei P20, because although it has lesser RAM memory and less cpu cores (although they are faster), it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. The Xiaomi Mi 5 features a sharper screen than Huawei P20, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a higher amount of pixels per screen inch.
Huawei P20 counts with a greater camera than Xiaomi Mi 5, although it has a way lower 12 MP resolution camera, they both have a F1.8 aperture. The Huawei P20 features a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 5, because it has 64 GB more internal storage. Xiaomi Mi 5 counts with a bit longer battery performance than Huawei P20, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 3400mAh.
Huawei P20 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices, which makes it a great choice.
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