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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2019-10-20 | 2020-05-05 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Glacier white, Interstellar gray and Tropical green |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 291.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 6.8 |
| 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
The Huawei Mate 30 5G is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro, with an 87.4 score against 81.1. These phones come with the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so you shouldn't perceive any differences in that aspect. The Huawei Mate 30 5G construction is a little lighter and a little thinner than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro, even when they were released with only a couple of months difference.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a bit faster CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a greater amount of RAM. The Huawei Mate 30 5G features a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro, although it has a just a bit less pixels per inch of screen, a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a quite smaller screen.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro has just a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor taking worse quality photographs and videos, a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for shooting photos and video in low light environments and slower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro also counts with a camera with a way higher 64 mega-pixels resolution.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro has a better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro has longer battery performance than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because it has a 20 percent more battery capacity.
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