Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S and Huawei P20 Pro Battle Against Each Other for Camera and Design

The screen on the Huawei P20 Pro comes off to be slightly larger than the one on Mi Mix 2S with the P20 Pro having a 6.1-inch display OLED display with FHD+ and 19:9 aspect ratio compared to the 5.99-inch Fullscreen 2.0 display with 18:9 aspect ratio and Full HD+ resolution on the Mi Mix 2S.

Hardware and Software
Both the phones being the flagship of their respective brands come with an intense focus on performance. The Mi Mix 2S is driven by the latest Snapdragon 845 SoC while the Huawei P20 Pro comes with the Kirin 970 Soc. The Mi Mix 2S is being offered in three variants – 6GB/64GB, 6GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB. As for the P20 Pro, the phone comes in two variants with both the devices having 6GB RAMs and internal storage as 128GB and 256GB. Also, the Huawei phone shines in the matter of AI enabled features whereby it has a dedicated NPU to allow AI integration across the chipset.

Speaking on the software front, both the smartphones run with their custom UI on top of Android Oreo 8.0, however, the MIUI 9.5 on the Mi Mix 2S and the EMUI 8.0 on the Huawei P20 Pro are vastly different in terms of design and user experience. The Xiaomi manufactured device comes packed with impressive features out of the box like customisable app lock, new notification shade, improved Mi Browser, full-screen gestures and also an Android experience which is significantly less filled with bloatware.

Power and Imaging
As both these smartphones have gone all in regarding the imaging and camera quality, it becomes a hard decision to choose a winner among the two. With a close call, we make a comparison about both the cameras. Talking about the Mi Mix 2S, this phone is the first in the series to come with a dual camera setup on the rear. Even though it’s the first, it definitely isn’t the weak one. Sporting a 12MP wide angle shooter which is accompanied by a telephoto lens, allows the phone to snap images with extra precision and quality. Also, the camera is equipped with four axis support to provide stabilisation to the image. Not leaving behind the optical zoom and the portrait mode, the phone pulls off these features flawlessly. Xiaomi has boasted about the phone’s AI assisted scene detection technology which can detect up to 206 scenes to provide better shooting experience. As for the selfie camera down on the chin of the phone, Xiaomi has provided us with a 5MP shooter for the same.

As we have outlined before, the Huawei P20 Pro comes with the never seen before setup of triple lenses. The first lens of 40MP is the primary shooter, equipped with a 20MP monochrome sensor and lastly, the phone also comes with an 8MP telephoto lens which is placed just below the two other sensors. The LEICA branded lenses are also complimented with the hi-end IR-RGB sensor and a laser-focus module. Huawei is boasting of a very high zooming power, which will help the P20 Pro fashion a 5x magnification level via Hybrid Zoom technology. To tackle the low light settings, this smartphone will be using the Light Fusion technology. Also, in terms of the front-facing camera, the Huawei P20 Pro blows the Mi Mix 2S out of the water with its 24MP front shooter.

Speaking of power in both the devices, the P20 Pro houses a massive battery of 4000mAh while the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S is slightly less powerful with a 3400mAh battery. Not to forget, the Huawei P20 Pro also comes embedded with the fast charging technology.

Verdict
It must be pretty apparent to the readers by now that while considering the Huawei P20 Pro, it will be hard to beat the prodigy phone by Huawei in terms of imaging and camera quality. However, the Mi Mix 2S does offer a device with a very classy and appealing design. Since, the P20 Pro houses much high-end hardware, battery and imaging power the same is reflected in the pricing of the phone. While the P20 Pro comes at the cost of 899 Euro (Rs 72,200), the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S comes at almost half of that price at around 3,299 RMB (Rs 34,000).