Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | HarmonyOS 3 |
| 2017-09-12 | 2022-10-20 |
| 6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches | 6.36 x 3.00 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Black, Purple and Silver |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2700 x 1224 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 442 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 4G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.35 | 8.8 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3080mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4460mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Huawei Mate 50E has a global score of 78.9, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi A1's overall score of 75. The Huawei Mate 50E counts with HarmonyOS 3 OS, while Xiaomi Mi A1 comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS. Although Huawei Mate 50E is extremely newer than Xiaomi Mi A1, it is heavier and a little bit thicker.
The Huawei Mate 50E features just a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi A1, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 50E also has a higher amount of RAM. Xiaomi Mi A1 has a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate 50E, although it has a bit smaller display, a bit worse screen density and a lot worse 1080 x 1920 resolution.
Xiaomi Mi A1 features a little bit better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei Mate 50E, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports up to 256 GB. The Huawei Mate 50E counts with a much better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi A1, because it has a 4460mAh battery capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi A1 has just a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 50E, although it has a much less MP resolution back facing camera and a way smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low light images and videos.
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