Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-01-10 | 2019-03-06 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 Xiaomi Mi 9 is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro, getting a overall score of 83.2 against 78.7. Xiaomi Mi 9's construction has the same thickness than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, but it's a little bit heavier. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better quantity of pixels per inch in the screen and a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution.
Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a bit more powerful processor than Huawei Mate 9 Pro. They have a 6 GB RAM and 8 cpu cores. Huawei Mate 9 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 9 both count with similar storage for applications and games, they have exactly the same internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi Mi 9 features a greater camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same video quality, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a bigger camera aperture to take better photography in low-light situations, a way bigger camera sensor, a way more MP camera and higher 60 frames per second video frame rate.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro features better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 21 percent greater battery capacity.
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