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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-12-17 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.98 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 (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 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 Pro 5G is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 9, having a 90.5 score against 83.2. Even though the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is newer than the Xiaomi Mi 9, it is thicker and heavier. The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with just a bit better looking display than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, a bit worse pixel quantity per display inch and a little bit smaller screen.
Xiaomi Mi 9's processing unit is just as good as the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G one, and although the Xiaomi Mi 9 has less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with much more memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has more internal storage capacity.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features better battery life than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 36% more battery capacity. Xiaomi Mi 9's camera is very similar to the camera in Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because although the Xiaomi Mi 9 has a smaller back camera sensor taking less light and dull colors and a tinier aperture which is not nice for shooting pictures in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 60 fps video frame rates, it also counts with a more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
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