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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-12-01 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 690.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.42 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is slightly better than Huawei Mate 8, getting a global score of 79 against 77.4. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is a newer cellphone than Huawei Mate 8, but it's thicker and heavier. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a just a little better screen density, a quite better 1080 x 2400 resolution and a little bit bigger screen.
The Huawei Mate 8 and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S feature incredibly similar processors, both of them have 4 GB of RAM and 8 CPU cores. Huawei Mate 8 counts with just a bit bigger memory to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a SD memory slot that supports up to 128 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S takes much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a bigger camera aperture for better low light photography, a camera with way more mega pixels and a lot better (4K) video resolution. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has superior battery duration than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a 5020mAh battery size.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making this phone a great choice.
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