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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-01-31 | 2017-04-28 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue and White |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 421.00 |
| 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 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2457 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a general score of 82.7, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 6's 76.5 general score. Even though the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a better device than the Xiaomi Mi 6, it must be noted that it's also a little heavier and a bit thicker. The Xiaomi Mi 6 has a bit better processing unit than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design. Both have 8 cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Xiaomi Mi 6 and Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design have incredibly similar screens, although the Xiaomi Mi 6 has a lot lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, a little less pixels per screen inch and a little bit smaller screen. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 6, because it has 128 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi 6 shoots clearer pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same video resolution, a same size back camera sensor, a 12 megapixels resolution camera in the back and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Mi 6 also has a larger camera aperture to capture better low light captures and video.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 6, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3350mAh.
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