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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-01-31 | 2016-11-01 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black | Black and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 516.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.9 |
| 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 2350 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 | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4070mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6 |
| 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
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a score of 82.7, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi Note 2's general score of 76. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's body has the same thickness than the Xiaomi Mi Note 2, but it's a little heavier. These phones use Android OS, but Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a newer 8.0 Oreo version while Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow, providing you a lot of extra features and performance improvements.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a better screen than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and more pixels per inch of screen. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features just a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has a greater number of cores.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a better camera than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for capturing photos and/or video in low-light environments, a way less mega-pixels resolution camera, a tinier back-facing camera sensor shooting worse quality videos and images and a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with much more memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because it has 128 GB more internal memory. The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 features a bit superior battery life than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because it has a 2% greater battery capacity.
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