Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-06-05 | 2019-07-20 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| 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 + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 56.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a general score of 83.3, which is a little bit better than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s score of 76.5. Both devices in our current comparison use Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Mi 8 has 10 version while Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has Android 9.0 Pie version. Xiaomi Mi 8 is an older cellphone than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019), but it is just a little bit thinner and a little bit lighter anyway.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little better processing power than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has more RAM memory. Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little bit better looking display than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a bit smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2248px, it also counts with a bit greater display density.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a little bit better camera than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a much lower 12 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, and they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a bit more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB more internal storage capacity.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features greater battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has an 18 percent bigger battery capacity.
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