Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | HarmonyOS |
| 2017-09-12 | 2021-07-29 |
| 6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches | 6.16 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2700 x 1224 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm 888 4G chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime Core, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.35 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 4100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei P50 is better than Xiaomi Mi A1, with a global score of 86.3 against 75. Huawei P50 comes with HarmonyOS operating system, and Xiaomi Mi A1 has Android 9.0 Pie operating system. Huawei P50's body is noticeably newer, but just a little bit heavier and a bit thicker than Xiaomi Mi A1.
The Huawei P50 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Xiaomi Mi A1, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei P50 also has 4 GB more RAM. Huawei P50 counts with a screen that's very similar to the display in Xiaomi Mi A1, although the Huawei P50 also has a larger screen, a little better pixel number in each inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 1224 x 2700.
The Huawei P50 has a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi A1, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei P50 counts with longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi A1, because it has a 4100mAh battery size against 3080mAh.
Huawei P50 shoots clearer photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi A1, because it has a bigger aperture to capture better photos in low light situations and a much more mega-pixels camera in the back.
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