Huawei P30 lite vs Xiaomi Mi 8 SE Comparison and Differences
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Huawei P30 lite
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Huawei P30 lite or Xiaomi Mi 8 SE Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei P30 lite | Xiaomi Mi 8 SE | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2019, March | 2018, May | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 152.9 x 72.7 x 7.4 mm | 6.02 x 6.02 x 2.86 in | 147.3 x 73.1 x 7.5 mm | 5.8 x 5.8 x 2.88 in | |
| Weight | 159 g | 5.61 oz | 164 g | 5.78 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front, glass back, plastic frame | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Peacock Blue, Midnight Black, Pearl White | Gray, Blue, Red, Gold | |
| Battery | 3340 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3120 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 290 EUR | 260 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | LTPS IPS LCD | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.15" in | 5.88" in | |
| Screen area | 93.6 cm2 | 87.6 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18.7:9 (height:width) | ||
| Screen to body ratio | 90% | 81.3% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2312 px | 1080 x 2244 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 415 PPI | 423 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | ||
| Other specs | - HDR10 -DCI-P3 |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Triple | 12 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -48 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF -8 MP, 17mm (ultrawide) -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
-12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF -5 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, depth sensor |
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| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 24 MP, Single | 20 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm | 20 MP, f/2.0, 1.0µm | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.0 | Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 9.5 | |
| Chipset | - Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) | - Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) | |
| GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 | Adreno 616 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | No | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM | 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 163019 | 218159 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 332 | 406 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1050 | 1288 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 428 | 833 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 860 | 751 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 317 | 379 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1282 | 1399 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1823 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 5718 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 6683 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | 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 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Canada -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 28(700), 66(1700/2100) - Canada |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 400/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat15 800/150 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes (market/region dependent) - Canada | ||
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | ||
| Headphone jack | Yes | No | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 18W |
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0) |
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