Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85.5 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-08-29 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.12 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 415.00 | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2246 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 6 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is a bit better than the Huawei nova 5T, with a global score of 85.5 against 80.8. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 design is older, a little heavier and somewhat thicker than the Huawei nova 5T. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has a little sharper display than Huawei nova 5T, although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2246, a quite smaller display and a bit lower amount of pixels per inch in the display.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB and 256 GB internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 features a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Huawei nova 5T shoots much clearer photos and videos than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, because although it has slower video frame rates, and they both have the same video resolution, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a way larger camera sensor providing a much higher image quality, a bigger aperture to capture better images and video in low-light environments and a way higher resolution back facing camera.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 features a little better battery performance than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is also cheap compared to the Huawei nova 5T.
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