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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 7.1 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-03-03 | 2020-09-28 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.28 inches | 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black |
| Metal | -- |
| $ 218.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Xiaomi Surge S1 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP4 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 11.33 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2860mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei P Smart (2021) has a general score of 79.2, which is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi 5c's 72.4 general score. These devices include Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei P Smart (2021) has the previous 10 version while Xiaomi Mi 5c has Android 7.1 Nougat. The Huawei P Smart (2021) body is notably newer, but incredibly heavier and much thicker than Xiaomi Mi 5c.
The Xiaomi Mi 5c has a bit faster processor than Huawei P Smart (2021), although it has less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Xiaomi Mi 5c counts with a little sharper display than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a much smaller screen and a bit lower 1080 x 1920px resolution, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixel count in each inch in the screen.
Huawei P Smart (2021) captures much better videos and photos than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a lot more megapixels back camera and a larger aperture. The Huawei P Smart (2021) has a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Huawei P Smart (2021) features a much better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has a 75% larger battery size.
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