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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 14.x | Android 11 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2021-10-20 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 mini has an overall score of 88.5, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Nova 9's 81 general score. Although iPhone 12 mini is older than Huawei Nova 9, it's design is incredibly lighter and just a little thinner. The iPhone 12 mini works with iOS 14.x operating system, while Huawei Nova 9 counts with Android 11 operating system.
The iPhone 12 mini features a superior performance than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and lesser cpu cores , it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. IPhone 12 mini features a brighter display than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the iPhone 12 mini also counts with a little higher quantity of pixels in each inch of display.
Huawei Nova 9 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture and slower video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei Nova 9 also counts with a much more mega pixels back facing camera. Huawei Nova 9 has a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 12 mini, because it has more internal storage capacity.
Huawei Nova 9 features a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity.
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