Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-06-05 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 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 | -- |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full 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 | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 is a bit better than Huawei nova 3, getting an 83.3 score against 76.3. Although it's the best cellphone in this comparison review, the Xiaomi Mi 8 is an a bit heavier and just a little thicker cellphone than Huawei nova 3. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but the Xiaomi Mi 8 has the older 10 version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo.
Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little bit better performance than Huawei nova 3. They have 8 CPU cores and 6 GB of RAM memory. Xiaomi Mi 8 has a bit more vivid display than Huawei nova 3, although it has a quite lower pixel number per screen inch, a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2248px and a little bit smaller screen.
Xiaomi Mi 8 features slightly more memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei nova 3, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Huawei nova 3 has a bit longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a 10 percent larger battery size.
Huawei nova 3 features a camera that is very similar to the Xiaomi Mi 8 one, and although the Huawei nova 3 has a back facing camera with lot more mega pixels, they both have the same (4K) video quality, the same video frame rates and a F1.8 diafragm aperture.
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