Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha vs Huawei Mate Xs

Comparing the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha vs Huawei Mate Xs across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha runs at a higher processing speed of 2.96 GHz, while Huawei Mate Xs runs at 2.86 GHz, making Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha offers a screen size of 7.9 inches, while Huawei Mate Xs offers 6.6 inches, making Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha and Huawei Mate Xs feature the same OLED display.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while Huawei Mate Xs offers 40 MP, making Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Huawei Mate Xs offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha offers 4050 mAh, making Huawei Mate Xs better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha and Huawei Mate Xs offer the same internal storage of 512 GB.

Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha

₹199,990

(Not Released in India)

Huawei Mate Xs

₹195,290

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

19 Jan, 2020

23 Apr, 2021

06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 855 Plus	HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.86 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display

N/A
7.9 inches (20.07 cm)	6.6 inches (16.76 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
OLED	OLED	AMOLED
2088x2250 px (QHD (2k))	1148x2480 px	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A	6.38 inches (16.21 cm)	N/A
N/A	892x2480 px	N/A

Rear Camera

N/A
108 MP Primary Camera	40 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
20 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	16 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Telephoto Camera	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
N/A	40 MP + 16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery

N/A
4050 mAh	4500 mAh	6500 mAh
Fast Charging	55W Super Charging	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

512 GB	512 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v10 (Q)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

MIUI

EMUI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.96 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485

Octa core

2.86 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2.36 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640

Mali-G76 MP16

Adreno 829

RAM

12 GB

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

OLED (Curved Display)

OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

7.9 inches (20.07 cm)

6.6 inches (16.76 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

2088x2250 px (QHD (2k))

1148x2480 px

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

389 ppi

414 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

179.99 %

84.27 %

90.11 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

154.3 mm

161.3 mm

150.83 mm

Width

72.3 mm

78.5 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

10.4 mm

11 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

241 grams

300 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Form Factor

N/A

Foldable Touch

N/A

Dimensions

N/A

Folded: 161.3 x 78.5 x 11 mm
Unfolded: 161.3 x 146.2 x 5.4 mm

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

108 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.6ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size

40 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

20 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

12 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

12000 x 9000 Pixels

7360 x 4912 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

N/A

40 MP
f/1.8 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

N/A

16 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

8 MP
Camera

N/A

Autofocus

N/A

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes LED Flash

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4050 mAh

4500 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes 55W Super Charging 85% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

TDD N41 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N28
TDD N38 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1800(band 9) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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