Huawei nova 6 5G vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
5G network

5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 41(2500), 77(3700), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA

-
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE Cat21

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
5G speed

2+ Gbps download

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front glass, aluminum frame

Front/rear glass, aluminum frame (7000 series)
SIM

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

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

162.7 mm

154.9 mm
Width

75.8 mm

74.8 mm
Thickness

9 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

212 g

177 g
Colors

Black, Blue, Purple, Red

Black

Display
Display type

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.57 inches

6.21 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1080 x 2248 pixels
Pixel density

401 ppi

402 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Aluminosilicate screen, LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon), Oleophobic coating

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

-

HDR10 display

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Main camera

40 MP, f/1.8 , 27 mm, 1/1.7"

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.4 , 80 mm, 1/4" , 3x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.4 , 1/3.4" , 1 µm
8 MP, f/2.4 , 16 mm
Primary camera resolution

7296 x 5472 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@960fps

2160p@60fps, 1080p@30/240fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

4-axis OIS
Camera features

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

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5 GHz, 802.11ac

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

Yes

-
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
Infrared

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, light, proximity, side-mounted fingerprint sensor

Face ID, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (under display), gyro, proximity