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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 78.1 |
| 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 | 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.4 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.76 |
| 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 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, having an 82.7 score against 78.1. These devices come with Android OS, but the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has the newer 8.0 Oreo version and Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version, so it gives a lot of extra features and performance enhancements. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's construction is a little heavier but a little thinner than the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and they were released only 4 months apart.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and a better pixels density. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because it has more internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and although they both have 6 GB of RAM memory, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has a higher number of cores. Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus features a camera that's just as good as the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design one, because although the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has a tinier back camera sensor taking lower quality photographs, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, it also counts with a better resolution camera and a bigger aperture to take better photography and video in poorly lited situations.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a bit superior battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because it has a 5 percent more battery size.
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