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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-11-17 | 2020-05-20 |
| 6.07 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Blue, Brown, Gray and Pink | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 11 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 10 Pro is a little bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, with a score of 79.2 against 76.6. Huawei Mate 10 Pro's construction is somewhat lighter and thinner than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, despite of the fact that it was released 3 years before. The Huawei Mate 10 Pro has a little bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit lower 1080 x 2160 resolution, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch of screen.
Huawei Mate 10 Pro has a slightly better memory to install applications and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei Mate 10 Pro features a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro also has 3 GB more RAM.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with better battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, because it has a 26% bigger battery capacity. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 features a much better camera than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for low-light images and videos, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels and a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a way higher image and video quality.
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