Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-06-05 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 422 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 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 12.21 |
| 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 | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
Huawei P40 is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi 8, with a overall score of 86.4 against 83.3. Huawei P40's construction weights the same than the Xiaomi Mi 8, but it's a little thicker. These phones include the same Android 10 OS. The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a little bit better looking display than Huawei P40, because although it has a just a bit less pixels per inch of display and a bit lower 1080 x 2248 resolution, it also counts with a bit bigger screen.
The Huawei P40's processing unit is just as good as the processor in Xiaomi Mi 8, both of them have a 6 GB RAM and the same number of cores. The Huawei P40 features a way better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for capturing photos and videos in low-light environments, and they both have the same video quality, the Huawei P40 also counts with a lot better 50 mega pixels resolution back camera, better video frame rate and a much bigger sensor shooting way better quality photos.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P40, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Huawei P40 features a bit better battery life than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a 3800mAh battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
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