Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
HSPA speed

-

HSPA
LTE speed

LTE-A, Cat21, 1400 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/back glass & aluminium frame

-
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

157.8 mm

155.4 mm
Width

72.3 mm

75.8 mm
Thickness

8.6 mm

7.3 mm
Weight

189 g

165 g
Waterproof

IP68, 2m for 30 mins

-
Dust proof

IP68

-
Colors

Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple

Black, Gold, Rose Gold

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.39 inches

5.5 inches
Resolution

1440 x 3120 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

538 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

DCI-P3, HDR10

-

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Camera type

-

Photo / Video
Main camera

40 MP, f/1.8 , 27 mm, 1/1.7" , 5x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.2 , 26 mm, 2x optical zoom
20 MP, f/2.2 , 16 mm, 1/2.7"

12 MP, f/2.6 , 50 mm
8 MP, f/2.4 , 80 mm, 1/4"
Primary camera resolution

3648 x 2736 pixels

-
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps

2160p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Primary camera optics

Leica optics

-
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual-LED flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus & laser autofocus

-
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

1.25 µm/ 1.0 µm pixel size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus
DxOMark photo

120

-
DxOMark video

97

-
DxOMark camera score

112

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Infrared

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
Beidou

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

-

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, hall, light, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity