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| Global Score | |
| 78.2 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-11-27 | 2015-12-01 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Cool blue, Power black and Yellow | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 149.00 | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 396 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.78 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Poco M3 has an overall score of 78.2, which is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 8's global score of 77.4. The Xiaomi Poco M3 is a way newer phone than the Huawei Mate 8, although it's somewhat thicker and a little bit heavier. Xiaomi Poco M3 counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a just a bit more pixels per screen inch, a slightly better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a little bit bigger screen.
Huawei Mate 8 has a bit more powerful processor than Xiaomi Poco M3. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and 8 processing cores. Xiaomi Poco M3 takes much better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Xiaomi Poco M3 also counts with a way more MP camera in the back and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images.
Huawei Mate 8 features a bit bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Poco M3, because although it has a SD card slot that holds 384 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage. Xiaomi Poco M3 features a superior battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Xiaomi Poco M3 is also a lot cheaper.
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