Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 11 |
| 2017-01-31 | 2022-03-15 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black | Blue, Grey and Purple |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 50.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 9 Porsche Design is a little bit better than the Xiaomi 12X, getting an 82.7 score against 77.8. Both phones in our current comparison use Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has newer 8.0 Oreo version while Xiaomi 12X has Android 11 version. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design body is a little thinner and a little bit lighter than the Xiaomi 12X, even though it was released 5 years before.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a much better performing processor than Xiaomi 12X, although it has lesser RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. Xiaomi 12X counts with a little bit better screen than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a bit lower display pixels density, it also counts with a little bit bigger display.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a superior storage for games and applications than Xiaomi 12X, because it has 128 GB more internal memory. Xiaomi 12X has a very superior camera than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because it has a bigger camera aperture for better low light captures, a lot more megapixels back facing camera and a way better video resolution.
Xiaomi 12X counts with just a bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because it has a 13 percent bigger battery size.
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