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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-09-12 | 2019-04-15 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | 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 |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 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 | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a score of 81.4, which is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 20 lite's 76.2 overall score. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE's design is just a little thinner and just a little bit lighter than the Huawei Mate 20 lite, even when both of them were released only a couple months apart. Both of these devices work with Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has 9.0 Pie version and Huawei Mate 20 lite has Android 8.1 Oreo, providing you a couple nice extra features.
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE features a bit faster processing unit than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also has more RAM. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a little sharper display than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also counts with a just a little greater pixels quantity in each inch of screen.
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE takes greater videos and photos than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels. The Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 20 lite features better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has a 22% greater battery size.
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