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- P30 vs Mi 8
Huawei P30 vs Xiaomi Mi 8
What P30 does better (7) and where Mi 8 wins (2) — every spec side by side.
Dimensions
Size comparison
P30Mi 8
| P30 | Mi 8 | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 149.1 mm | 154.9 mm | −5.8 mm |
| Width | 71.4 mm | 74.8 mm | −3.4 mm |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm | 7.6 mm | = |
| Weight | 165 g | 175 g | −10 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is P30 better than Mi 8?
- RAM8 GB vs 6 GB+33%
- Battery capacity3,650 mAh vs 3,400 mAh+7%
- Optical zoom3× vs 2×+50%
- Memory card slotYes · Mi 8: No
- 3.5 mm headphone jackYes · Mi 8: No
- Weight165 g vs 175 g+6%
- Pixel density422 ppi vs 402 ppi+5%
Why is Mi 8 better than P30?
- CPU frequency2.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz+8%
- Screen-to-body ratio85.8% vs 88.5%+3%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 165 g | 175 g |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm | 7.6 mm |
| Height | 149.1 mm | 154.9 mm |
| Width | 71.4 mm | 74.8 mm |
| Frame | Aluminium | Aluminium |
| Back | Glass | Glass |
| Ingress protection | IP53 | — |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx3 | — |
| Glass protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Colours | Blue | — |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.1″ | 6.2″ |
| Panel | OLED | AMOLED |
| OLED panel | Yes | Yes |
| Resolution (width) | 1,080 px | 1,080 px |
| Resolution (height) | 2,340 px | 2,248 px |
| Pixel density | 422 ppi | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | — |
| Peak brightness | — | 600 nits |
| Measured brightness | 631 nits | — |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8% | 88.5% |
| HDR | Yes | Yes |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 |
| Chip maker | HiSilicon | Qualcomm |
| Process | 7 nm | — |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2.6 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| GPU | Mali G76 MP10 | Adreno 630 |
| AnTuTu score | 732,904 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | 2,825 | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 675 | — |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage (max) | 256 GB | — |
| Storage (base) | 64 GB | — |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | — |
| Memory card slot | Yes | No |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 40 MP | — |
| Main camera aperture | f/1.8 | — |
| Main sensor size | 1/1.7" | — |
| Rear cameras | 3 | — |
| Optical stabilisation | Yes | — |
| Ultra-wide camera | No | — |
| Telephoto camera | No | — |
| Optical zoom | 3× | 2× |
| Max video | 4K | — |
| 4K video frame rate | 30 fps | — |
| Selfie camera | 32 MP | — |
| 4K selfie video | No | — |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 3,650 mAh | 3,400 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Po | — |
| Wired charging | 25 W | — |
| Charged in 30 min | 70% | — |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | No | No |
| eSIM | No | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5 | 5 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | — |
| Dual-band GPS | Yes | Yes |
| Satellite navigation | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | No | No |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | Yes | No |
| Fingerprint sensor | Under display | Rear |
| Barometer | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | proximity, accelerometer, gyro, light, compass, hall, color spectrum, fingerprint | proximity, accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer, fingerprint |
| SAR (head) | 0.33 W/kg | — |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 9.0 Pie | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | EMUI 10 | Miui V10 |
