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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-10-20 | 2019-04-15 |
| 5.93 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Gold and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 498 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| 730 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 |
| 9.68 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.04 |
| 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 Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has an overall score of 81.4, which is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 10's global score of 78.9. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is a newer phone, and it is also somewhat lighter and a little bit thinner than the Huawei Mate 10. Both phones in this review use Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Huawei Mate 10 has Android 10, providing you a lot of extra features.
The Huawei Mate 10 has a slightly better display than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution, a just a bit greater pixels quantity per inch of screen and a little bit more brightness. The Huawei Mate 10 counts with a bit bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a little faster processing unit than Huawei Mate 10, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 10 features superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3070mAh.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a much better camera than Huawei Mate 10, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for capturing images or video in low-light environments, and they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also counts with a way bigger camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality and a lot more megapixels back-facing camera.
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