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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-06-05 | 2020-06-03 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Aurora, Black and Silver frost |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 396 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 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 | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 11.66 |
| 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 - Polymer 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 |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 Huawei P30 Pro New Edition is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 8, with an 85.9 score against 83.3. Huawei P30 Pro New Edition is a newer phone than Xiaomi Mi 8, but it is just a bit thicker and just a bit heavier. These phones include the same Android 10 operating system, so you shouldn't perceive any differences regarding that.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a bit more vivid screen than Huawei P30 Pro New Edition, because although it has a bit smaller display and a bit lower 1080 x 2248 resolution, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of display. Xiaomi Mi 8 has a bit better hardware performance than Huawei P30 Pro New Edition, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 cpu cores.
Xiaomi Mi 8 and Huawei P30 Pro New Edition feature extremely similar storage to install games and applications, they have the same internal memory. Huawei P30 Pro New Edition captures much clearer photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rates, the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition also has a bigger camera aperture to take better low light images and videos, a way bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting lot better quality videos and pictures and a camera in the back with much more megapixels.
The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition features better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
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