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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-05-21 | 2019-04-15 |
| 6.09 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black and Blue | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is better than Honor 20 Pro, with an 81.4 score against 73.2. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE construction is somewhat thinner and lighter than the Honor 20 Pro, even when both were released with only a couple months difference. Honor 20 Pro counts with a little better performance than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Honor 20 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM.
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a bit more vivid screen than Honor 20 Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same 1080 x 2340px resolution, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also counts with a little bit higher pixel amount per screen inch. Honor 20 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 9 SE have similar cameras, and although the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a much tinier aperture which is not nice for low light images and videos, they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, a same size back-facing camera sensor, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a same resolution back camera.
The Honor 20 Pro features a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity. Honor 20 Pro has improved battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has a 30% larger battery size.
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