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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2018-10-26 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 519.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 383 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 820 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 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 |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.1 |
| 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 - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 9 has a general score of 83.2, which is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 20's 79.5 overall score. Although Xiaomi Mi 9 and Huawei Mate 20 were released only a couple months apart, Xiaomi Mi 9 is just a little bit lighter and a little thinner. The Xiaomi Mi 9 has just a little better processing power than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a higher amount of RAM.
Huawei Mate 20 features a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has a bit worse display pixel density and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2244, it also counts with more brightness and a quite bigger screen. Xiaomi Mi 9 captures much better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and a F1.8 aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a bigger back camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photos, faster video frame rates and a way better 48 megapixels resolution back camera.
The Huawei Mate 20 and the Xiaomi Mi 9 both have extremely similar memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both of them have exactly the same internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate 20 counts with longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3300mAh.
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