Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X) vs Huawei G8 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)

Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)

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Huawei G8

Huawei G8

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Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X) or Huawei G8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X) Huawei G8
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Release date 2017, September 2015, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm | 6.12 x 6.12 x 2.98 in 152 x 76.5 x 7.5 mm | 5.98 x 5.98 x 3.01 in
Weight 165 g | 5.82 oz 167 g | 5.89 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum frame, back
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Colors Black, Gold, Rose Gold, Red Black, White, Gold
Battery 3080 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Non-removable
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.5" in
Screen area 82.6 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.1% 71.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1.25µm, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.6, 50mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
-13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), OIS, AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP 5 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); EMUI 3.1
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 405
External memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 94339
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 169
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 999
GeekBench 4 Single Core 619
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1972
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2123

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA
-4G - LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Class 12
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity , Infrared port - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- For Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, LATAM. Also known as Xiaomi Mi 5X in China.

- Also known as Huawei GX8

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