Huawei nova 2 vs Xiaomi Mi 6 Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Mi 6
Huawei nova 2 Xiaomi Mi 6
2950 mAh
3350 mAh
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
Released · Apr 28, 2017

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 11, 2017 Apr 19, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$421

Design

Dimensions
5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches
142.2 x 68.9 x 6.9 mm
5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches
145.17 x 70.49 x 7.45 mm
Weight
5.04 oz / 143.0 g 5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 70.39% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 71.27% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, 600 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 1920x1080px, 428 PPI
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 1 (Excellent)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659 Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2457 MHz
Kryo 280
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 540
Memory
4GB/64GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2950 mAh, Li - Polymer 3350 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
8 MP
Aperture size: F2.4
12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 52 mm
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
20 MP 8 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26 1, 3, 5, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
Ceramic edition
Weight 6.42 oz / 182.0 g
Materials Back: Ceramic
Prices (MSRP) $436
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $363
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