Here, we contrasted two mid-range smartphones: the 6.26-inch Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite (powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 660), which went on sale on September 19, 2018, and the Huawei P Smart (2019), which is equipped with a HI Silicon Kirin 710 processor and was released two months later. Techpotamus has done a complete side-by-side comparison of both phones Xiaomi Mi 8 lite and Huawei P smart 2019 below.
Key differences
a summary of the key benefits of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite
- present-day USB Type-C port
- 9% greater battery life is shown (22:29 vs 20:33 hours)
- more recent Bluetooth version (v5)
- 18W rapid charging is supported.
- In the AnTuTu Benchmark, slow-motion recording at 240FPS performed 34% better.
- use a quicker kind of memory: 1866 MHz LPDDR4X
- the capability of 4K video recording
Reasons to consider the Huawei P Smart (2019)
- Android 12 versus 10 is a more recent OS version that delivers peak brightness is 13% greater.
- Kirin 710, a more energy-efficient CPU
- 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port is present.
Review
Tests and specifications
Technical specifications and test comparison table
Display
| Phone : | Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite | Huawei P Smart |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.26 inches | 6.21 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2280 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 415 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 470 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.5% | 83.37% |
Display Tests
| RGB color space | 99.9% | 98% |
| PWM | 2358 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 46.2 ms | 39 ms |
| Contrast | 1276:1 | 1309:1 |
Design and build
| Height | 156.4 mm (6.16 inches) | 155.2 mm (6.11 inches) |
| Width | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) | 73.4 mm (2.89 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) | 8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 169 gramm (5.96 oz) | 160 gramm (5.64 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Blue | Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, rear |
Performance
Benchmark tests of the 2019 models of Huawei P Smart and Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite
SoC
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 | HiSilicon Kirin 710 |
| Max. clock | 2200 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | – 4 cores at 1.84 GHz: Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53) – 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) | – 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 – 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| L3 cache | – | 1 MB |
| Lithography process | 14 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 512 | Mali-G51 MP4 |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~217 GFLOPS | ~225 GFLOPS |
Memory
| RAM size | 4, 6 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 1666 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
Storage
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 32, 64 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max. size | Up to 256 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | MIUI 12 | EMUI 12 |
| OS size | 16 GB | 9 GB |
Battery
Specifications
| Capacity | 3350 mAh | 3400 mAh |
| Charge power | 18 W | 10 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Quick Charge 3.0 (50% in 30 min) | No |
| Full charging time | 1:27 hr | 2:04 hr |
Battery Life Tests
| Web browsing | 06:55 hr | 06:44 hr |
| Watching video | 08:20 hr | 07:57 hr |
| Gaming | 03:07 hr | 04:07 hr |
| Standby | 94 hr | 76 hr |
Camera
smartphone specifications and camera tests
Main Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | No |
| Lenses | 2 (12 MP + 5 MP) | 2 (13 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | – 12 MP – Aperture: f/1.9 – Focal length: 24 mm – Pixel size: 1.4 micron – Sensor: 1/2.55″, Sony IMX363 (Exmor-RS CMOS) – Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | – 13 MP – Aperture: f/1.8 – Focal length: 26 mm – Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens | – 5 MP – Aperture: f/2.0 – Pixel size: 1.12 micron – Sensor: 1/5″ (CMOS) | – 2 MP |
| Camera features | – Bokeh mode – Pro mode | – Bokeh mode |
Selfie Camera
| Megapixels | 24 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5760 x 4312 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | – |
| Pixel size | 0.9 microns | – |
| Sensor type | BSI CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8″ | – |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | 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 | 4.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | Micro USB |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | – Charging – USB-Storage mode – USB-Host mode – OTG | – Charging – USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
Network
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 6 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2018 | December 2018 |
| Release date | September 2018 | December 2018 |
| SAR (head) | 0.749 W/kg | 0.83 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.585 W/kg | 1 W/kg |
| Sensors | – Proximity sensor – Gyroscope – Accelerometer – Ambient light sensor – Compass – Fingerprint | – Proximity sensor – Gyroscope – Accelerometer – Ambient light sensor – Compass – Fingerprint |
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specifications may vary by country, so please note this.
Conclusion
Choose the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite if performance, battery life, connectivity, and design are more important to you. But choose the Huawei P Smart if the software and audio quality are more important to you. If you are really a Xiaomi fan I hope you will also like to see side by side comparison of Xiaomi Mi 8 Vs Redmi Note 5 Pro that will help you a lot if you have made up your time to buy Xiaomi phones specifically.