Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Huawei P30 Pro
Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro Manufactured in October, 2019, with display 6.53 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G90T, vs Huawei P30 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
- Larger display: 6.53in
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4200mAh
Reasons to choose Huawei P30 Pro
- Higher pixel density: 398ppi
- Lighter design: 192g vs 200g
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/64 GB - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Size | 6.53 in | 6.47 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 398 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 640 nits | 570 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9 % | 88.6 % |
| Features | n/a | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 231 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 3.6 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 in) | 158 mm (6.22 in) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 in) | 73.4 mm (2.89 in) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP52 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Gray - Blue - Green |
- White - Black - Blue - Orange |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes rear | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G90T | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
| Max Frequency | 2050 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76) |
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 12 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 2.0 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP4 | Mali-G76 MP10 |
| GPU Cores | 144 | 360 |
| GPU Frequency | 800 MHz | 720 MHz |
| FLOPS | 230.4 GFLOPS | 518.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 602 | 912 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1684 | 2259 |
| CPU | 120779 | 195913 |
| GPU | 78652 | 159297 |
| Memory | 72733 | 117921 |
| UX | 96826 | 128557 |
| NanoReview Score | 368990 | 601688 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 40 °C |
| Stability | 87 % | 48 % |
| Graphics Test | 7 fps | 14 fps |
| Graphics Score | 1321 | 2490 |
| Writing score | 8202 | 10855 |
| Web score | 6022 | 7067 |
| Video editing | 5662 | 5710 |
| Data manipulation | 7000 | 7553 |
| NanoReview Score | 8104 | 8525 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 4 GB - 6 GB - 8 GB |
- 6 GB - 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | Nano Memory |
Software
| OS | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) |
| OS Size | 10.3 GB | 13.4 GB |
| UI Skin | MIUI 12.5 | EMUI 12 |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 4200 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 18 W | 40 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (30% in 30 min) | Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 2:00 h | 1:05 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:29 h | 08:25 h |
| Video Playback | 12:01 h | 13:36 h |
| Games | 05:02 h | 05:24 h |
| Standby Mode | 115 h | 99 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 MP | 40 MP |
| Photo resolution | 9000x7000 pixels | 7360x4912 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
Standard: 40 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 20 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGW1 | Sony IMX650 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7 | 1/1.7 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 125 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4 |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 20 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/2.7 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 20 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 5184x3880 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 29 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3T1 | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 0.9 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B40/B41) | LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600) |
| LTE category | 12 | 21 |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | August, 2019 yr | March, 2019 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2019 yr | May, 2019 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 220 | 1000 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - 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 P30 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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