Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 87.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-06-05 | 2018-11-16 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.21 x 2.85 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 56.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 8, having an 87.7 score against 83.3. Even being the best in this comparison, it must be noted that it's also a a bit heavier and much thicker cellphone. Both of these phones work with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design has 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Mi 8 has Android 10.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little faster processor than Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. The Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design counts with a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a greater screen pixels density, a bit larger screen and a better 1440 x 3120 resolution.
The Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has 512 GB internal storage. The Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design counts with improved battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a 24% greater battery size.
The Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design has a camera that is very similar to Xiaomi Mi 8's camera, and although the Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design has a back facing camera with a much higher resolution and a way bigger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, they both have the same aperture, the same video definition and the same video frame rate.
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