Huawei P20 lite vs. Xiaomi MI 5s Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei P20 lite and Xiaomi MI 5s Plus. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei P20 lite vs. Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P20 lite Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 148.6 mm 154.6 mm Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has greater height than Huawei P20 lite.
Width 71.2 mm 77.7 mm Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has greater width than Huawei P20 lite.
Depth 7.45 mm 7.95 mm Huawei P20 lite is narrower than Huawei P20 lite.
Weight 145 g 168 g Huawei P20 lite is lighter than Huawei P20 lite.
Body Colour Midnight black High gloss dark grey
Body Material - Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.2 W/kg -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P20 lite Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology LTPS TFT IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.84" 5.7" Huawei P20 lite has larger screen size than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2280 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Huawei P20 lite has better screen resolution than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD
Pixel Density - 386 ppi
Aspect Ratio 19:9 -
Max Brightness - 550 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1300:1
Display Features FullView Display 2.5D curved glass, Night Display, Sunlight Display, Reading mode, Colour temperature adjustment
PROCESSOR Huawei P20 lite Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 659 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Clock Speed 2.36 GHz 2.35 GHz Huawei P20 lite has higher clock speed than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P20 lite has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 530
MEMORY Huawei P20 lite Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM - 4 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 64 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Huawei P20 lite Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Huawei P20 lite has better camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Sensor Type - RGB CMOS
Lens Aperture F/2.2 -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - Live Filters
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes - Panorama, group selfi mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection, smile detection Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has face detection.
Light Source LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has better second camera resolution than Huawei P20 lite.
Sensor Type (2nd Camera) - Monochrome CMOS
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 4 Megapixel Huawei P20 lite has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Special Effects (Front) - Beautify with 36 smart beauty profiles
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has face detection.
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P20 lite Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3800 mAh Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has larger battery capacity than Huawei P20 lite.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 100 min -
Standby Time 454 hours -
Talk Time 960 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 960 min
Standby: up to 454 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei P20 lite Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 8.0 Oreo -
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.0.1 MIUI 8
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P20 lite Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei P20 lite Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards Apt-X, apt-X HD WAV, AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), DSD, AMR-WB, AMR-NB
Supported Digital Video Standards - VC-1, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, H.264, HEVC, H.265, ASP
FEATURES Huawei P20 lite Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - MU-MIMO technology
OTHERS Huawei P20 lite Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter Protective cover, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
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