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| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android | Android 10 |
| 2018-06-08 | 2019-10-20 |
| 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Red | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 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 616 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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 much better than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, with an 87.4 score against 75.9. Huawei Mate 30 5G is a newer cellphone than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, although it is a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier. The Huawei Mate 30 5G comes with Android 10 OS, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE comes with Android OS.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G features a bit superior CPU than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a little sharper display than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has a little bit lower 1080 x 2244 resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater quantity of pixels in each screen inch.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has 128 GB internal memory. Huawei Mate 30 5G has longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity. Huawei Mate 30 5G takes way better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a bigger aperture, a lot bigger sensor, a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels and higher video frame rates.
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