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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-09-29 | 2020-09-28 |
| 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 11.33 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.76 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P Smart (2021) is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, with a global score of 79.2 against 78.1. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei P Smart (2021) has 10 version and Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The Huawei P Smart (2021) body is noticeably newer than the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus's, but it's somewhat thicker and heavier.
Huawei P Smart (2021) and Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus both count with extremely similar CPUs, because although the Huawei P Smart (2021) has less RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of cores (but slower). The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus features a little more vivid screen than Huawei P Smart (2021), although it has a little bit worse amount of pixels per display inch, a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a little bit smaller display.
The Huawei P Smart (2021) features much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei P Smart (2021) has better battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. The Huawei P Smart (2021) shoots much clearer videos and photos than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a way more mega pixels camera in the back, a much larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a bigger camera aperture for better low light photography and video.
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