Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-09-12 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.01 x 2.91 x 0.30 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 444.00 | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.68 |
| 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
Huawei nova 5T is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi Note 3, getting an 80.8 score against 75.3. Both of these devices work with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei nova 5T has an older 10 version and Xiaomi Mi Note 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo. Huawei nova 5T's construction is noticeably newer, but a bit heavier and a little bit thicker than Xiaomi Mi Note 3.
Xiaomi Mi Note 3 has a little more vivid display than Huawei nova 5T, although it has a little worse pixels density, a little bit smaller display and a quite lower 1080 x 1920px resolution. The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 and the Huawei nova 5T both feature very similar memory capacity for applications and games, both of them have equal internal storage capacity.
Huawei nova 5T has a bit more powerful processor than Xiaomi Mi Note 3. They have 8 processing cores and a 6 GB RAM memory. Huawei nova 5T takes much clearer pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi Note 3, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Huawei nova 5T also has a lot more megapixels camera in the back.
The Huawei nova 5T has just a little better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi Note 3, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Huawei nova 5T is also the cheapest one, which makes this phone a very good choice.
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