Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE vs Huawei Pura 80

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE Manufactured in October, 2021, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G, vs Huawei Pura 80, Manufactured in June, 2025 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
  • Lighter design: 158g vs 211g
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 80
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher pixel density: 459ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 4250mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE and Huawei Pura 80
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.55 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1256x2760 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits n/a
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 85.3 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
795 nits
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)373 Hzn/a
Response time3.4 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.5 mm (6.32 in) 157.7 mm (6.21 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 74.4 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 6.8 mm (0.27 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 158 g (5.57 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink
- White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
85.3 %
Huawei Pura 80
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE and Huawei Pura 80 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G HiSilicon Kirin 9020
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
- 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 1/2.5 (TaiShan V121)
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 6 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 642 Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 512 1024
GPU Frequency 550 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 844 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
1022
Huawei Pura 80
1629
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
2969
Huawei Pura 80
5134
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10221629
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29695134
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
584521
Huawei Pura 80
1206733
CPU202078376339
GPU137716287783
Memory106890322037
UX137837220574
NanoReview Score5845211206733
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
2473
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Max Surface Temp.36.5 °Cn/a
Stability98 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2473n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
9976
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Writing score11945n/a
Web score7477n/a
Video editing5930n/a
Data manipulation8591n/a
NanoReview Score9976n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.0
Memory CardMicroSDn/a

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 5.1)
OS Size 14.8 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4250 mAh 5600 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No n/a
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:04 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
20:31
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Web Browsing07:37 hn/a
Video Playback13:17 hn/a
Games04:48 hn/a
Standby Mode100 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9248x6936 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No n/a
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 480 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung GW3n/a
Sensor size1/1.971/1.3
Pixel size0.7 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/3.4
Focal lengthn/a125 mm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensor size1/4n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 27 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.4 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
89.3 dB
Huawei Pura 80
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced September, 2021 yr June, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2021 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 320 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 700
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Pura 80 the clear winner in this comparison.

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