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| Global Score | |
| 84 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-05-20 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 11 |
| 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 | 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 is just a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, with a general score of 84 against 76.6. These phones include the same Android 10 OS. Although the Huawei Mate 30 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 were released with only a couple of months difference, the Huawei Mate 30 is just a little thinner and a little lighter.
Huawei Mate 30 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate 30 also has 5 GB more RAM. Huawei Mate 30 counts with a little bit better looking display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch of display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the Huawei Mate 30 also counts with a little bigger screen.
The Huawei Mate 30 features a slightly better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a back camera with lesser MP resolution, and they both have a same size aperture, the Huawei Mate 30 also counts with a lot larger camera sensor which offers a way higher image and video quality and a way better video definition.
The Huawei Mate 30 has a bit bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has greater battery performance than Huawei Mate 30, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity.
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