Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X) vs Huawei P8 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)

Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)

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Huawei P8

Huawei P8

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Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X) or Huawei P8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X) Huawei P8
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Release date 2017, September 2015, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm | 6.12 x 6.12 x 2.98 in 144.9 x 72.1 x 6.4 mm | 5.7 x 5.7 x 2.84 in
Weight 165 g | 5.82 oz 144 g | 5.08 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum frame, back Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, Gold, Rose Gold, Red Titanium Grey, Mystic Champagne (16 GB model)Carbon Black, Prestige Gold (64 GB model)
Battery 3080 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2680 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 170 EUR 230 EUR
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD IPS-NEO LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.2" in
Screen area 82.6 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.1% 71.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 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), 1.12µm, 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 8 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP 8 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); EMUI 3.1
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm) - HiSilicon Kirin 930 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 506 Mali-T628 MP4
External memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16/64 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 680
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2427
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1972

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - UL00 
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - L09
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - UL00 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 40(2300) - L09
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.41 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.47 W/kg (head)     1.72 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity , Infrared port - Accelerometer, gyro, 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.

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