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| Global Score | |
| 84 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-06-17 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Carbon Black, Flame Red and Glacier Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal 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 |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| 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 (30 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 | 11.66 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 9T, with an 84 score against 82.2. The Huawei Mate 30 construction is just a little bit thinner but just a little bit heavier than the Xiaomi Mi 9T, and both of them were only released with a couple of months difference. These phones include the same Android 10 operating system, so they should give identical operating system features.
Xiaomi Mi 9T features a slightly better looking display than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the Xiaomi Mi 9T also counts with a little more pixels per inch of display. Huawei Mate 30 features just a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi 9T, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 30 also has 2 GB more RAM.
Xiaomi Mi 9T counts with as much storage capacity for applications and games as the Huawei Mate 30 one, both of them have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei Mate 30 counts with just a little better battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 9T, because it has a 5% greater battery size. Huawei Mate 30 captures just a bit better videos and photos than Xiaomi Mi 9T, because although it has a lower (4K) video resolution and a back-facing camera with lesser mega-pixels resolution, and they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Huawei Mate 30 also counts with a way larger back-facing camera sensor taking way better quality videos and photos.
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