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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-09-29 | 2020-09-28 |
| 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches | 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black |
| Metal | -- |
| $ 345.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.33 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 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
Huawei P Smart (2021) is a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 5s, getting a general score of 79.2 against 76.4. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei P Smart (2021) has the older 10 version and Xiaomi Mi 5s has Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Although the Huawei P Smart (2021) is incredibly newer than Xiaomi Mi 5s, it is somewhat thicker and noticeably heavier.
Xiaomi Mi 5s has a little bit better screen than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a really smaller display and a bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a quite higher screen density. Huawei P Smart (2021) has a superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a SD extension slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Huawei P Smart (2021) features a bit superior processor than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has more processing cores. Huawei P Smart (2021) counts with a much better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a larger sensor capturing better quality photos and videos, a way more MP camera in the back and a bigger aperture to capture better low-light photography.
Huawei P Smart (2021) has a superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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