Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-09-26 | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.34 x 2.97 x 0.34 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Moonlight white, Neptune blue and Space black | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
The Huawei P20 has a score of 78.1, which is slightly better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T's 75.6 score. These phones work with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (operating system). The Huawei P20 construction is somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T, although it was released around 17 months before.
Huawei P20 has a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P20 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Huawei P20 counts with a little sharper display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2244, it also counts with a little more pixels per screen inch.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T takes much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei P20, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T also has a much better 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a bigger camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs.
Huawei P20 has a quite bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T has improved battery lifetime than Huawei P20, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.