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| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-06-08 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Red | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 422 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 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 2600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 5T has a general score of 80.8, which is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE's 75.9 overall score. Huawei nova 5T counts with Android 10 OS, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE comes with Android OS. The Huawei nova 5T design is newer, but a little bit heavier and a little thicker than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE. Both have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cpu cores. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a little bit better looking display than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little smaller display and a little bit lower 1080 x 2244px resolution, it also counts with a quite greater pixels quantity in each inch in the screen.
The Huawei nova 5T has a superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has more internal memory capacity. Huawei nova 5T counts with better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity against 3120mAh.
The Huawei nova 5T features a better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Huawei nova 5T also has a much larger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a bigger aperture to take better low-light photography and videos and a way more mega-pixels back facing camera.
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