Huawei nova 6 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), 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), 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 Cat21

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front glass, aluminum frame

-
SIM

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

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

162.7 mm

155.4 mm
Width

75.8 mm

75.8 mm
Thickness

9 mm

7.3 mm
Weight

212 g

165 g
Colors

Black, Blue, Purple, Red

Black, Gold, Rose Gold

Display
Display type

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.57 inches

5.5 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

401 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

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

Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Camera type

-

Photo / Video
Main camera

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

12 MP, f/2.2 , 26 mm, 2x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.4 , 80 mm, 1/4" , 3x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.6 , 50 mm
8 MP, f/2.4 , 16 mm
Primary camera resolution

7296 x 5472 pixels

-
Primary camera video

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

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

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash
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

1.25 µm/ 1.0 µm pixel size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, 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
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

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

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.1

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Infrared

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
Beidou

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

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

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