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Huawei P30 Pro Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Mobile Phone
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Xiaomi Mi Note 2 Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Editiorial reviews
18
4.4 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
55 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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13
3.6 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
62 %
4 stars
12 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
12 %
1 stars
0 %
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6 editorial reviews
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User rating
43
4.2 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
51 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
18 %
3 stars
34 %
2 stars
2 %
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39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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Hardware

Operating system
  • Android 10
  • Android 9.0
  • Android 9.0 Pie
Android 7.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.6 GHz2.3 GHz2.35 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelHisilicon Kirin 980Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
RAM memory
  • 6 GB
  • 8 GB
6 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-G71 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 530

Display

Screen size6.47 in6.3 in5.7 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution2340 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px1080 x 1920 px
Pixel density400.0 ppi521.0 ppi773.0 ppi
Technology
N/A
AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
HDR
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution40.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)20.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Resolution (third camera)8.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)F/3.4
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.55"
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
240.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280.0 px px
3D Capture
N/A
no
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
2x
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution32.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
yes
N/A
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Dimensions

Height6.22 in6.4 in6.14 in
Width2.89 in2.94 in3.03 in
Depth0.33 in0.34 in0.3 in
Weight6.77 oz6.88 oz5.86 oz

Sensors

Proximityyes
N/A
yes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Accelerometer
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
no
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnoyes
Sim card sizeNano SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version5.05.04.2
Bluetooth profileSBCA2DP
N/A
NFCyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
  • Micro-USB
  • USB Type-C
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
N/A
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
Video output
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
N/A

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
VoWiFiHSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASSGPS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 800 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yes
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity4200.0 mAh3300.0 mAh4070.0 mAh
Standby time697.0 h220.0 h
N/A
Talk time26.0 h22.0 h
N/A
Wireless charging yes
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging standardQi
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
yes

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Often compared with Xiaomi Mi Note 2

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