Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 vs Huawei Mate 20

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launch
Announced
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platform
OS
Chipset
CPU
GPU
display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Protection
Multitouch
battery
General
Charging
body
Dimensions
Weight
Build
SIM card
Miscellaneous
Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
Infrared port
Radio
USB
NFC
features
Sensors
Messaging
Browser
sound
3.5mm jack
network
Technology
2G bands
3G bands
4G bands
Speed
GPRS
EDGE
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Main
Model
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
Price
Advantages
DISPLAY Resolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)
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Model
Huawei Mate 20
Price
$228.99
Advantages
PLATFORM GPU: Mali-G76 MP10
DISPLAY Size: 6.53 inches, 107.5 cm2
COMMS Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
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launch
Announced
2019, August
Status
Available. Released 2019, September
platform
OS
Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 11
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
GPU
Adreno 610
display
Size
6.3 inches, 97.4 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch
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battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
Charging
Fast battery charging 18W
body
Dimensions
158.3 x 75.3 x 8.4 mm (6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)
Weight
190 (6.70 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame
SIM card
Dual SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Neptune Blue, Moonlight White, Space Black, Nebula Purple, Cosmic Purple
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM eMMC
Card slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
FM radio
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
NFC
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features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
—
Browser
—
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/50 Mbps
GPRS
—
EDGE
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launch
Announced
2018, October
Status
Available. Released 2018, November
platform
OS
Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G76 MP10
display
Size
6.53 inches, 107.5 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2244 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~381 ppi density)
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) - DCI-P3 - HDR10 - EMUI 9.0
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
Charging
—
body
Dimensions
158.2 x 77.2 x 8.3 mm (6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 in)
Weight
188 g (6.63 oz, 0.41 lb)
Build
Front/back glass & aluminum frame
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Midnight Blue, Twilight, Black
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Card slot
NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses SIM 2)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
FM radio
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
NFC
Yes
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5 - Fast battery charging 4.5V/5A (58% in 30 min) - DivX/XviD/MP4/H.265/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player - Document editor - Photo/video editor
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE 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)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Mate 20 has more powerful GPU Adreno 610 thanks to which the owner will be able to run more number of new game apps.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 has 4K UHD (1080 x 2340 pixels) screen resolution with 409 ppi pixel density which is better than the Huawei Mate 20 4K UHD (1080 x 2244 pixels) screen resolution with 381 ppi pixel density. It makes this model a better choice for reading books. The Huawei Mate 20 cell phone weight 188g which is 2g lighter than the weight of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8.

The Huawei Mate 20 has 4 advantages and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 only 1 so the Mate 20 is the best choice. Check the lowest price on Amazon.