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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 90.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-09-29 | 2020-10-22 |
| 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches | 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black and Mystic silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 345.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2772 x 1334 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 452 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali G78 MP24 GPU |
| 9 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 40 Pro is much better than the Xiaomi Mi 5s, having a 90.9 score against 76.4. Huawei Mate 40 Pro is a newer cellphone than Xiaomi Mi 5s, but it's thicker and noticeably heavier. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but the Huawei Mate 40 Pro has the older 10 version while Xiaomi Mi 5s has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with a bit more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, although it has a way worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px, a way smaller screen and a bit inferior count of pixels per screen inch. Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a much greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has 128 GB more internal storage.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a bit better CPU than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a larger number of cores (and they are faster). Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a much longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a 4400mAh battery capacity. Huawei Mate 40 Pro shoots way better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has faster video frame rates, a larger aperture, a way more MP back-facing camera and a way larger back camera sensor which gives a way higher photo and video quality.
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