Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-09-12 | 2019-12-10 |
| 6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches | 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1176 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3080mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.04 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro is better than Xiaomi Mi A1, having a overall score of 87.1 against 75. Both of these devices have Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 30 Pro has 10 version and Xiaomi Mi A1 has Android 9.0 Pie. Although the Huawei Mate 30 Pro is notably newer than Xiaomi Mi A1, it's thicker and heavier.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro features just a bit better performance than Xiaomi Mi A1, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi A1 features a slightly better display than Huawei Mate 30 Pro, although it has a bit lower display density, a little smaller display and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi A1, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro has a superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi A1, because it has a 46% larger battery size.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro has a very superior camera than Xiaomi Mi A1, and although they both have the same video resolution, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro also has a way bigger aperture, a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels and faster 60 frames per second video frame rates.
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