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| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 90.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android | Android 10 |
| 2018-06-08 | 2020-10-22 |
| 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches | 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Red | Black and Mystic silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2772 x 1334 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 452 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Mali G78 MP24 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.43 |
| 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 | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 40 Pro is better than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, having a overall score of 90.9 against 75.9. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro works with Android 10 operating system, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has Android operating system. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro design is newer than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE's, although it's incredibly heavier and thicker.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a bit better screen than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, although it has a just a bit less pixels per display inch, a little bit smaller display and a bit worse 1080 x 2244 resolution.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a lot better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have a same size camera aperture and the same video definition, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has a camera with a way higher 50 megapixels resolution, a way bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and better 60 frames per second video frame rate.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a way better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 4400mAh battery capacity instead of 3120mAh.
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