Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85.5 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-08-29 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.12 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 415.00 | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2246 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 16.38 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.01 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has an overall score of 85.5, which is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 20's 79.5 overall score. Xiaomi Pocophone F1's body is a bit thicker but a little bit lighter than Huawei Mate 20, and both were released only a couple months apart. The Huawei Mate 20 has a little sharper display than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, because although it has a just a bit inferior amount of pixels per inch in the screen and a quite lower 1080 x 2244 resolution, it also counts with a much brighter screen and a little bigger display.
The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has a bit better performance than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 also has more RAM. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 features a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not good for low light images and video and a tinier back camera sensor which provides a worse photo and video quality, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and a back camera with a 12 megapixels resolution, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 also counts with better video frame rate.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 counts with a way bigger memory to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 20, because it has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB and 256 GB internal storage. Xiaomi Pocophone F1 and Huawei Mate 20 count with extremely similar battery durations.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is also by far the cheapest, making it a great choice.
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