Xiaomi Mi 8 vs Huawei P30 Comparison and Differences
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Xiaomi Mi 8
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Huawei P30
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Xiaomi Mi 8 or Huawei P30 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Xiaomi Mi 8 | Huawei P30 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2018, May | 2019, March | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 2.94 in | 149.1 x 71.4 x 7.6 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.81 in | |
| Weight | 175 g | 6.17 oz | 165 g | 5.82 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series) | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, Blue, White, Gold | Aurora, Amber Sunrise, Breathing Crystal, Black, Pearl White | |
| Battery | 3400 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3650 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 380 EUR | 680 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.21" in | 6.1" in | |
| Screen area | 97.1 cm2 | 91.3 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 83.8% | 85.8% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2248 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 402 PPI | 422 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | ||
| Other specs | - HDR10 -DCI-P3 |
- DCI-P3 -HDR10 |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 40 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, 4-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF -12 MP, f/2.4, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom |
-40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7'', PDAF/Laser AF -16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide), PDAF/Laser AF -8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4'', 3x optical zoom, PDAF/Laser AF, OIS |
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| Functions | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 720p@960fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 99 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 105 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 88 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 20 MP, Single | 32 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm | 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide) | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10.1 | Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.1 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) | - HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) | - Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU | Adreno 630 | Mali-G76 MP10 | |
| External memory | No | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses SIM 2) | |
| Internal memory | 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM | 64/128/256 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 353884 | 403358 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 491 | 797 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1684 | 2334 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2045 | 1476 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1921 | 3583 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 447 | 680 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1898 | 2396 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 2280 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 8242 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 13089 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 3965 |
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 / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -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 model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 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 dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos sound |
Other features
| Sensors | - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass | - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0+) |
- Fast battery charging 22.5W - IP53 dust and splash protection |
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| Versions |
- Versions: ELE-L29, ELE-L09 (Global); ELE-AL00, ELE-TL00 (China) |
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