Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 78 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-01-31 | 2018-07-27 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Gold, Pink and Red |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 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 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3010mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi A2, getting an 82.7 score against 78. Despite being the best we compare here, we must tell that it is also an older, just a little bit heavier and a little thicker device. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Mi A2, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher screen density and a better 1440 x 2560 resolution.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi A2. Both of them have 6 GB of RAM memory and 8 cores. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a lot bigger memory to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi A2, because it has 256 GB internal storage. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi A2, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3010mAh.
The Xiaomi Mi A2 captures a bit better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have a back camera with a 12 mega pixels, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and a same size camera sensor, the Xiaomi Mi A2 also has a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photography in low light environments.
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