The new Huawei nova 8 Pro phone has a 4 camera setup with a main lens of 64 MP, Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 985 processor chipset and a battery of 4000 mAh. On other side, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra also has interesting features. The comparison for both models with new specs are detailed next.
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Specifications
Feature | Huawei nova 8 Pro | Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra |
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Screen Display | 6.72 in (inches) | 6.67 in (inches) |
Processor | Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 985 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
Operating System | EMUI 11 | EMUI 11 |
Resolution | 1236 x 2676 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
RAM | 8 GB (gigabytes) | 8 GB (gigabytes) or 12 GB (gigabytes) or 16 GB (gigabytes) |
Storage | 128 GB (gigabytes),256 GB (gigabytes) | 128 GB (gigabytes),256 GB (gigabytes),512 GB (gigabytes) |
Camera | 64/8/2/2 MP | 48/48/20/12 MP |
Front Camera | 32 MP | 20 MP |
Battery | 4000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
Processor and Operating System
The Huawei nova 8 Pro runs on Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 985 chipset and the processor has a total of 8 cores composed by 1 core of 2.58 GHz ARM Cortex-A76, 3 cores of 2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 and 4 cores of 1.84 GHz ARM Cortex-A55. It has a maximum CPU frequency of 2580 MHz (megahertz). Some other special features include 64 bit architecture,Large-core NPU and micro-core NPU,Large Area VC Liquid Cooling,3D Graphene Cooling Film and Link Turbo. Running on EMUI 11 operating system.
The Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 985 is a less powerful chipset processor than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865.
Meanwhile, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, the second processor has a total of 8 cores composed by 1 core of 2.84 GHz Kryo 585, 3 cores of 2.42 GHz Kryo 585 and 4 cores of 1.8 GHz Kryo 585. It has a maximum CPU frequency of 2840 MHz (megahertz). Some other special features include 64 bit architecture,5th Gen AI Engine,Game Turbo 4.0,LiquidCool 2.0 Vapor Chamber,6-stack graphite layer and Graphene layer. And it’s running on EMUI 11 OS system.
Graphics Processor (GPU)
The Huawei nova 8 Pro is carrying a ARM Mali-G77 MP8,8 cores gpu in the interior and the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra has the Qualcomm Adreno 650,587 MHz (megahertz) graphics processor.
Battery
The Huawei nova 8 Pro battery capacity is 4000 mAh which is a 12.5% (percent) less powerful than the 4500 mAh offered by the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra. Some features include Fast charging and Non-removable.
The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra battery include Wireless charging, Fast charging, Non-removable, Dual Cell battery, 120W fast charging, 50W wireless charging, 10W reverse wireless charging and TÜV Rheinland 3.0 certification for fast charging.
Screen
The handset is using a OLED display with 1236 x 2676 pixels and a screen size of 6.72 in (inches).
Meanwhile the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is featuring a AMOLED display with 1080 x 2340 pixels and a screen size of 6.67 in (inches).
As we can see here, the Huawei nova 8 Pro is a 0.7% bigger than Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra screen.
The main display features of both phones are detailed next:
Huawei nova 8 Pro | Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra |
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120 Hz refresh rate | 100% DCI-P3 |
300 Hz touch sampling rate | 120Hz refresh rate |
3D curved glass screen | 240Hz touch sampling rate |
80-degree curve | 3D curved glass screen |
Capacitive | 5M:1 dynamic contrast ratio |
Chip-on-Pi (COP) display packaging | Capacitive |
DCI-P3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
Multi-touch | Delta-E <1 |
Display manufacturer – CSOT (TCL) | |
JNCD <0.63 | |
Multi-touch | |
Peak brightness – 1120 cd/m² | |
Scratch resistant | |
TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification | |
Typical brightness – 800 cd/m² |
RAM Memory and storage
On the memory hardware side, the Huawei nova 8 Pro is carrying a ram memory of 8 GB (gigabytes) with some features like 1866 MHz (megahertz), LPDDR4X and Double channel.
The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is coming with a 8 GB (gigabytes) or 12 GB (gigabytes) or 16 GB (gigabytes) and it has some features like 2750 MHz (megahertz), LPDDR5 and Double channel.
In the basic edition, both phones have the same ram capacity of 8 gigabytes.
The maximum ram capacity offered by the Huawei nova 8 Pro is 8 gigabytes ,which is a 100% smaller than the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra with 16 gigabytes
How much built-in storage space you can get for apps and saving photos, files and video? The Huawei nova 8 Pro comes with or 128 GB (gigabytes) or 256 GB (gigabytes). In the basic edition, both phones have the same storage capacity of 128 gigabytes.
The maximum storage capacity offered by the Huawei nova 8 Pro is 256 gigabytes ,which is a 100% less than the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra with 512 gigabytes
Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra gets you or 128 GB (gigabytes) or 256 GB (gigabytes) or 512 GB (gigabytes) of internal storage.
Rear Camera
The Huawei nova 8 Pro rear camera setup is composed by 4 lenses of 64/8/2/2 MP , the flash type is LED , a pixel size of 0.8 µm (micrometers) and aperture lens of f/1.9 f/2.4 f/2.4 f/2.4 respectively.

Meanwhile the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra rear camera comes with 4 lenses of 48/48/20/12 MP , the flash type is Triple LED , a focal length (35 mm) of 12 mm (#3) , carrying sensor like Samsung S5K3T2 , a pixel size of 0.8 µm (micrometers) and aperture lens of f/1.9 f/4.1 f/2.2 f/2.0 respectively.
Huawei nova 8 Pro | Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra |
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10x digital zoom | 120x digital zoom (#2) |
Angle of view – 120° (#2) | 2.5 cm shooting distance for macro (#3) |
Aperture size – f/2.4 (#2) | 2x optical zoom (#4) |
Aperture size – f/2.4 (#3) | 5-element lens (#2) |
Aperture size – f/2.4 (#4) | 5x optical zoom (#2) |
Autofocus | 6-element lens (#4) |
Continuous shooting | 7-element lens (#3) |
Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF) | AI 2.0 |
Digital image stabilization | Angle of view – 128° (#3) |
Digital zoom | Autofocus |
Dual View Recording 2.0 | Continuous autofocus |
Exposure compensation | Digital image stabilization |
Face detection | Digital zoom |
Fourth rear camera – 2 MP (macro) | Dual Native ISO technology |
Geotagging | Dual Phase Detection AF (#4) |
HDR | Exposure compensation |
ISO settings | Face detection |
Macro mode | Face unlock |
Panorama | Focal length (35 mm equivalent) – 12 mm (#3) |
Phase detection autofocus (PDAF) | Fourth rear camera – 12 MP (telephoto portrait) |
Scene mode | Geotagging |
Secondary rear camera – 8 MP (ultra-wide-angle) | HDR |
Self-timer | ISO settings |
Third rear camera – 2 MP (depth-sensing) | Laser autofocus (LAF) |
Touch focus | Night Mode 2.0 |
White balance settings | Optical image stabilization |
Optical zoom | |
Panorama | |
Phase detection autofocus (PDAF) | |
Pixel size – 1.4 m (#4) | |
Pixel size – 1.6 m (4-in-1 pixel binning) (#2) | |
Pixel size – 2.4 m (4-in-1 pixel binning) | |
Scene mode | |
Secondary rear camera – 48 MP (periscope telephoto) | |
Self-timer | |
Third rear camera – 20 MP (ultra-wide-angle and macrp) | |
Touch focus | |
White balance settings |
Front Camera – Selfie
The Huawei nova 8 Pro comes with a 32 MP in the front.
The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra has a 20 MP as a main front-camera.
Some other front camera features are detailed next:
Huawei nova 8 Pro | Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra |
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32 MP | 20 MP |
AIS video stabilization | Angle of view – 117° |
Aperture size – f/2.0 (#2) | Aperture:f/2.2 |
Aperture:f/2.0.4 | Face unlock |
Face unlock | HDR |
HDR | Pixel size:0.8 µm /0.000800 mm |
Secondary front camera – 16 MP (portrait) | Sensor model:Samsung S5K3T2 |
Sensor type:CMOS BSI (backside illumination) | Sensor type:ISOCELL |
Data network and speed connectivity/bandwidth
The mobile networks technologies improve the communication between devices, connectivity speed and files download/upload bandwidth depending of the place.
Huawei nova 8 Pro | Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra |
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5G NSA | 5G NSA |
5G SA | 5G SA |
Built-in 5G modem | EDGE |
EDGE | GPRS |
EV-DO Rev. A(1.8/3.1 Mbit/s) | HSPA+(5.76/ 42 Mbit/s) |
GPRS | LTE Cat 20 |
HSPA+ | Snapdragon X55 modem |
LTE | UMTS(384 kbit/s) |
UMTS(384 kbit/s) |
Price
The Huawei nova 8 Pro price is $650-700 and the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra price tag is $700
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