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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-09-29 | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Interstellar blue |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 345.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 10.56 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate Xs has an overall score of 91.6, which is better than Xiaomi Mi 5s's score of 76.4. Even though Huawei Mate Xs is notably newer than the Xiaomi Mi 5s, it is much thicker and a lot heavier. Huawei Mate Xs features a bit more powerful processing unit than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has more RAM and more CPU cores.
Xiaomi Mi 5s has a little sharper display than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a way smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of display. The Huawei Mate Xs has a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same video frame rates, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a back-facing camera with lot more MP, a lot larger sensor and a bigger aperture to take better low-light images and videos.
The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a much better memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has 384 GB more internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a way better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a 4500mAh battery size instead of 3200mAh.
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