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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-10-20 | 2020-04-07 |
| 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 | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 (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 | 11.55 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, having an 87.4 score against 79. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 30 5G has 10 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has Android 11 version. The Huawei Mate 30 5G is a a little thinner and just a little bit lighter phone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, although both of them were released with only a few months difference.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G features a bit superior processor than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has 4 GB more RAM. Huawei Mate 30 5G features a slightly better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, although it has a little less pixels per inch of screen, a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a bit smaller display.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a greater memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with improved battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because it has a 20 percent larger battery size.
Huawei Mate 30 5G has just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a back-facing camera with a lower resolution and a lower 3840x2160 video definition, and they both have a same size aperture, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also counts with a lot larger sensor which provides a much higher image and video quality.
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