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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-10-20 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 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 |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 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 |
| 11.99 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
Huawei Mate 30 5G has an overall score of 87.4, which is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 9's global score of 83.2. The Huawei Mate 30 5G design is just a little thicker and heavier than the Xiaomi Mi 9. Xiaomi Mi 9 has a processor that is very similar to the processor in Huawei Mate 30 5G, and although the Xiaomi Mi 9 has 2 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Xiaomi Mi 9 has a bit more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also counts with a little bit greater screen pixels density. The Xiaomi Mi 9 and Huawei Mate 30 5G both feature incredibly similar memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both of them have the same internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a slightly better camera than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has a way smaller camera sensor, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the same camera aperture and the same 60 fps video frame rate, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also counts with a back camera with more mega pixels.
Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 27 percent more battery size.
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