Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro vs Huawei nova 3 Comparison and Differences

Smartphone 1

Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro

Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro

Smartphone 2

Huawei nova 3

Huawei nova 3

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Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro or Huawei nova 3 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro Huawei nova 3
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Release date 2018, September 2018, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 2.94 in 157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm | 6.18 x 6.18 x 2.9 in
Weight 177 g | 6.24 oz 166 g | 5.86 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame (7000 series) Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Black (transparent back), Meteorite black, Twilight Gold Iris Purple, Airy blue, Primrose Gold, Red, Black
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3750 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.21" in 6.3" in
Screen area 97.1 cm2 97.4 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 83.8% 84.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2248 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 409 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - HDR10
-DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, 4-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
-16 MP, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
-24 MP B/W, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@30/240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 24 MP, Dual
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
2 MP, depth sensor
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 10 Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 630 Mali-G72 MP12
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM - PAR-TL20, PAR-AL00, PAR-LX9
128 GB, 4 GB RAM - PAR-LX1M, PAR-LX1, PAR-LX9

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 342601 231707
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2407
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8981

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - PAR-TL20
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX1M, PAR-LX1, PAR-TL20 
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX9 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - PAR-AL00
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - PAR-LX1M, PAR-LX1 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - PAR-LX9 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - PAR-TL20 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - PAR-AL00
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (PAR-LX1 model only)
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0+)

- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W
Versions
- For Global market

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