Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Huawei Nova 5T
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.53-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro (with MediaTek Helio G90T) that was released on August 29, 2019, against the Huawei Nova 5T, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 980 and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- Comes with 750 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3750 mAh
- Delivers 26% higher maximum brightness (636 against 505 nits)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- More recent OS version: Android 11 versus 10
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 5T
- 49% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (483K versus 324K)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Kirin 980
- 41% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 684 and 484 points
- Weighs 26 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.53 inches | 6.26 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 412 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 84.2% |
| RGB color space | - | 99.9% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 36.4 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1344:1 |
Max. Brightness
Design and build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 154.3 mm (6.07 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 74 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 200 gramm (7.05 oz) | 174 gramm (6.14 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue, Green | Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in home button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G90T | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
| Max. clock | 2050 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MC4 | Mali G76 MP10 |
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~184 GFLOPS | ~691 GFLOPS |
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max. size | Up to 512 GB | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 96357 | 142873 |
| GPU | 85945 | 147988 |
| Memory | 55413 | 83118 |
| UX | 87677 | 110310 |
| Total score | 324478 | 483425 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 95% | 48% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1314 | 2477 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 8071 | 8647 |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) |
| ROM | MIUI 12.5 | EMUI 10.1 |
| OS size | 10.3 GB | 13 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 3750 mAh |
| Charge power | 18 W | 22.5 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (30% in 30 min) | Yes, SuperCharge (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 1:25 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:09 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:24 hr | - |
| Gaming | 04:26 hr | - |
| Standby | 114 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 117° |
| Lenses | 4 (64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 4 (48 MP + 16 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Samsung S5KGW1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 28 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS) |
- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/3.1" (CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5" (CMOS) |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5" (CMOS) |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0" (CMOS) |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3880 | 6912 x 4624 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.9 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 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 - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | August 2019 | August 2019 |
| Release date | October 2019 | November 2019 |
| SAR (head) | 0.38 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.8 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance is more important to you, then choose the Huawei Nova 5T. But if the software, camera, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro.
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