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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-09-26 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.34 x 2.97 x 0.34 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Moonlight white, Neptune blue and Space black | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 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, Dual 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 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
Huawei nova 5T has an overall score of 80.8, which is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T's score of 75.6. These devices work with Android operating system, but Huawei nova 5T has 10 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T has Android 9.0 Pie. Although the Huawei nova 5T and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T were released only a couple of months apart, the Huawei nova 5T is lighter and just a bit thinner.
Huawei nova 5T counts with just a bit better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T. They have the same resolution of 1080 x 2340, a display with the same size and a greater count of pixels per inch of screen. The Huawei nova 5T features a quite bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei nova 5T counts with a little bit better performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei nova 5T also has 3 GB more RAM. Huawei nova 5T has a little bit better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T. They have the same back camera sensor size, a F1.8 aperture, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same resolution back camera.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T counts with a little longer battery performance than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3750mAh.
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