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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-31 | 2020-05-20 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 11 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, getting a score of 82.7 against 76.6. These phones include Android OS, but Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has 8.0 Oreo version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has Android 10 version. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design body is thinner and somewhat lighter than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, although it was released 3 years before.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a bit more powerful processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has more RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a slightly better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a greater pixels count in each inch in the screen.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a very superior storage for applications and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 shoots much better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a bigger aperture to capture better low-light images and video, a way bigger back camera sensor capturing much better quality photographs and videos and a camera in the back with way more MP.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with improved battery life than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because it has a 26% greater battery size.
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