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| Global Score | |
| 90.9 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-10-22 | 2019-04-15 |
| 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black and Mystic silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2772 x 1334 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 452 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali G78 MP24 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 11.66 |
| 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 | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 5.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a global score of 90.9, which is much better than the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE's 81.4 score. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro design is newer than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE's, although it is somewhat thicker and heavier. Both of these phones use Android OS, but Huawei Mate 40 Pro has 10 version and Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, although it has a bit worse amount of pixels per inch of display, a little lower 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a bit smaller display. Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has 256 GB internal storage.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has just a little better processing power than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has a 4400mAh battery capacity.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a little bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for low-light captures and videos, and they both have the same video definition, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also counts with a camera with a better 50 mega pixels resolution, faster 60 frames per second video frame rates and a lot larger sensor providing a lot better image quality.
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