Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-05 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Interstellar blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 8 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G 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 2860 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| 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 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 10.56 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
Huawei Mate Xs is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 8, having a score of 91.6 against 83.3. Even though the Huawei Mate Xs is newer than Xiaomi Mi 8, it's notably thicker and heavier. Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little bit better screen than Huawei Mate Xs, although it has a much smaller display, a bit worse pixel density and a lot lower 1080 x 2248px resolution.
The Huawei Mate Xs counts with much more storage capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has 256 GB more internal memory. The Huawei Mate Xs and Xiaomi Mi 8 both have really similar processing units, and although the Huawei Mate Xs has a higher amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
Huawei Mate Xs counts with a little bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the same video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a way more megapixels camera in the back and a way larger camera sensor capturing much higher quality videos and photographs.
Huawei Mate Xs has longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3400mAh.
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