Huawei Nova 3i vs Xiaomi Mi 8 SE

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Comparing the Huawei Nova 3i vs Xiaomi Mi 8 SE across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Huawei Nova 3i and Xiaomi Mi 8 SE run at the same processing speed of 2.2 GHz.


Display: Huawei Nova 3i offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE offers 5.88 inches, making Huawei Nova 3i the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a AMOLED display compared to Huawei Nova 3i's IPS LCD, making Xiaomi Mi 8 SE the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Huawei Nova 3i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE offers 12 MP, making Huawei Nova 3i better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Huawei Nova 3i offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE offers 20 MP, making Huawei Nova 3i better for front camera photography.


Battery: Huawei Nova 3i offers a higher battery capacity with 3340 mAh, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE offers 3120 mAh, making Huawei Nova 3i better for longer battery life.


Storage: Xiaomi Mi 8 SE offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Huawei Nova 3i offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Mi 8 SE the better option for storage.


User Rating: Huawei Nova 3i receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a rating of 3.7.

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Huawei Nova 3i
₹19,899
(Discontinued)
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE
₹18,990
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

75%
75%

Release Date

07 Aug, 2018
14 Jun, 2019

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 710
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.3 inches (16 cm)
5.88 inches (14.94 cm)
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2244 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
5 MP
Camera

Front Camera

24 MP + 2 MP
20 MP

Battery

3340 mAh
3120 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A

User Ratings

4.2/5
(4,859 ratings)
3.7/5
(3 ratings)

Video

Videos
2 More Videos
Videos
1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Custom UI

EMUI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 710
Qualcomm Snapdragon 710

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 360 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 360

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G51 MP4
Adreno 616

RAM

4 GB
4 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches  (16 cm)
5.88 inches  (14.94 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2244 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
18.7:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.03 %
80.98 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with notch

Design

Height

157.6 mm
147.2 mm

Width

75.2 mm
73 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
7.5 mm

Weight

169 grams
164 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.91.4µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera
5 MP
f/2.01.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
20 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Flash

N/A
Yes Soft light flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3340 mAh
3120 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope