Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Huawei P20 Specs Comparison

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Huawei P20
Xiaomi Mi A1 Huawei P20
Released · Sep 12, 2017
Released · Apr 27, 2018
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.8-inch · 2244x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 128GB
3080 mAh
3400 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 05, 2017 Mar 27, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches
155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm
5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches
149.1 x 70.8 x 7.65 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g 5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash; IP53
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 70.87% screen-to-body 5.8-inch, 80.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 450 nits IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 429 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 1 (Excellent)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506 Mali-G72 MP12
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3080 mAh, Li - Ion 3400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Huawei SuperCharge

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 26 mm
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.55 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 50 mm
Pixel size: 1 μm
20 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.7"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p
24 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, 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 32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

Dual-SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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