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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| -- | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3350mAh Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 5G is better than the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, with an 87.4 score against 77.7. Both of these devices come with Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 30 5G has 10 version and Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has Android 8.1 Oreo version. The Huawei Mate 30 5G is a a bit thicker and heavier phone than the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite.
Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a screen that is just as good as the display in Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because although the Huawei Mate 30 5G has a little bit lower pixel density, it also counts with a quite bigger screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels.
Huawei Mate 30 5G captures much clearer photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a lot bigger sensor providing a much better image quality, a back-facing camera with lot more MP, better 60 frames per second video frame rates and a larger aperture to take better low-light photography and videos.
Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with as much storage capacity to install applications and games as the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, both of them have equal internal storage. Huawei Mate 30 5G has superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because it has a 4200mAh battery size.
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