Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 174.6 mm 161.35 mm Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has greater height than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro.
Width 85.4 mm 76.4 mm Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has greater width than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro.
Depth 8.38 mm 8.79 mm Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) is narrower than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Weight 233 g 199.8 g Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro is lighter than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Body Colour Emerald Green Pearl white | Forest green | Mineral grey
Body Material - Curved 3D glass, Gorilla glass 5
Protection Dustproof, waterproof Dustproof, splashproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) is waterproof.
IP rating IP53 -
SAR Value 1.24 W/kg (body), 0.91 W/kg (head), 2.21 W/kg (limb) 1.466 W/kg (body), 0.997 W/kg (head), 3.102 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
Display Type OLED display -
Screen Size (Display Size) 7.2" 6.53" Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has larger screen size than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2244 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 345 ppi -
Max Brightness - 500 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1500:1
HDR - Yes Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro has HDR.
Display Enhancement Technology - Sunshine mode
Display Features Full Lamination, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut Reading mode, Colour temperature adjustment, night mode, Dot Drop display, 256 ranks adjustable Reading mode
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant coating, Aluminosilicate glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass), fingerprint-resistant coating, oil protective coating
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 MediaTek Helio G90T
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz 2.05 GHz Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has higher clock speed than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G76 ARM Mali-G76 MC4
MEMORY Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has more RAM than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 64 GB Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has more internal memory than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 4
Sensor Resolution 40 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Sensor Size - 1/1.7"
Sensor Type - CMOS
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.89 Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Field of View (FoV) - 79 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Digital Zoom - 10x
Camera Modes - Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, 3D Portrait Lighting, AI Beautify, Smart ultra-wide angle mode, Ultra nightscape mode, Level display, Custom watermark, AI Skyscaping
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro has face detection.
Light Source LED flash Single tone LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 9248 x 6936
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Leica Triple Camera, Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS) Contrast Auto-Focus, 4-in-1 Super Pixel, AI scene detection, AI high resolution photos, Portrait mode background blur adjustment, Ultra wide-angle edge distortion correction, AI Quad camera, Tilt-shift
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 20 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better second camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same second camera lens aperture.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.12 μm
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has higher resolution third camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens Ultra-macro lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 -
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1.75 μm
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Pixel Size (4th Camera) - 1.75 μm
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro.
Sensor Type (Front) CMOS -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.9 μm
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) - Panoramic selfies, AI portrait mode, AI Beautify
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - AI scene detection, AI studio lighting, Palm shutter, AI silhouette detection, camera display brightness correction
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4200 mAh 4500 mAh Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology - Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 2 hour(s)
Run Time Details - Gaming: up to 10 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 4G Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie -
User Interface EMUI 9.1 MIUI 10
Payment Technology - Google Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1900 GSM, 2100 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300
5G NR Band N77, n78, n79 -
5G NR Frequency TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles SBC -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem Balong 5000 -
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, EAC3, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, HWA, 3GP, AC-4 WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, APE (Monkey's Audio), MP4, M4V
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, VP8, VP9, MP4 MKV, XviD
Audio Amplifier - Smart PA
FEATURES Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, distance sensor, vibration sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features HUAWEI M-Pen support Infrared remote control, LiquidCool Technology, MI Turbo, GAME Turbo 2.0
OTHERS Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, protective case Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, 18W charger
Compliant Standards IP53, TUV Rheinland TUV Rheinland
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