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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 12 |
| 2017-01-10 | -- |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 5.96 ounces | -- |
| Gold and Gray | Black and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 524 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (1920 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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
Xiaomi 12S Ultra is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro, with a overall score of 81 against 78.7. Xiaomi 12S Ultra's construction is noticeably thinner and extremely lighter than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro. These devices include Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi 12S Ultra has the older 12 version and Huawei Mate 9 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a much greater performance than Xiaomi 12S Ultra, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. Xiaomi 12S Ultra counts with a sharper screen than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has a just a bit lower pixels density, it also counts with a larger screen and a little bit higher 1440 x 3200 pixels resolution.
The Xiaomi 12S Ultra has much more memory to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has 256 GB internal memory. Xiaomi 12S Ultra takes much clearer videos and photos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has a lot better 7680x4320 video quality, a back facing camera with a way higher 50 megapixels resolution, a much larger sensor providing a much higher image quality and a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light photos and videos.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra counts with superior battery life than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has 4800mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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