Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-31 | 2019-07-24 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.04 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.13 ounces |
| Black | Blue, Gray and White |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 282 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4030mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| 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
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a global score of 82.7, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi A3's global score of 79.2. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a newer 8.0 Oreo version and Xiaomi Mi A3 has Android 11, providing some extra features and optimized performance. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is an incredibly older cellphone than the Xiaomi Mi A3, but Huawei could make it just a little thinner and a bit lighter anyway.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a little faster CPU than Xiaomi Mi A3, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a better looking screen than Xiaomi Mi A3, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot more pixels per inch of screen and a much better 1440 x 2560 resolution.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has just a bit more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi A3, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design and Xiaomi Mi A3 feature incredibly similar battery performance, although the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has a 1 percent more battery capacity.
Xiaomi Mi A3 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has a much larger sensor which provides a way better image and video quality, a camera with lot more mega pixels and a bigger aperture for better captures in low-light situations.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.