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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2018-06-05 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 56.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 9.46 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 just a bit better than Huawei nova 9 Pro, with an 83.3 score against 79.3. The Xiaomi Mi 8 works with Android 10 OS, and Huawei nova 9 Pro works with HarmonyOS 2 OS. The Xiaomi Mi 8 is an noticeably older cellphone than the Huawei nova 9 Pro, but Xiaomi could make it a little bit lighter and a bit thinner.
Xiaomi Mi 8 features just a little better hardware performance than Huawei nova 9 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bit better looking screen than Huawei nova 9 Pro, although it has a quite worse pixel density, a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2248 pixels and a little bit smaller screen.
Xiaomi Mi 8 takes a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a lower 3840x2160 video quality and a camera in the back with lot less mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light photos and video. The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro has greater battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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