Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-01-31 | 2016-09-29 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a score of 82.7, which is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 5s's 76.4 global score. Both phones in this comparison include Android OS, but Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has the newer 8.0 Oreo version and Xiaomi Mi 5s has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's design is just a bit thinner but heavier than the Xiaomi Mi 5s, and both were only released with a couple months difference.
Xiaomi Mi 5s features a display that is just as good as the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design one, although the Xiaomi Mi 5s has a quite worse screen density, a little smaller screen and a way worse 1080 x 1920 resolution. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has more internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a bit better performance than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a higher number of cores and more RAM. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with greater battery life than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The Xiaomi Mi 5s captures clearer videos and photos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 video quality and a 12 megapixels resolution camera, the Xiaomi Mi 5s also has a way bigger back-facing camera sensor taking lot higher quality photos and a bigger camera aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited situations.
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