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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-01-10 | 2019-01-15 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Blue and Red |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 11.44 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh 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 |
| 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 Redmi Note 7 has a score of 80.3, which is slightly better than Huawei Mate 9 Pro's 78.7 score. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7's body is way newer, but a bit thicker and a little bit heavier than Huawei Mate 9 Pro. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560px resolution and a greater count of pixels per inch of display.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a bit superior CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has a much better storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same video definition, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also has higher 120 frames per second video frame rate, a bigger aperture, a much higher 48 megapixels resolution back-facing camera and a much bigger back camera sensor which gives a much better image and video quality.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 counts with a battery performance that's very similar to the battery duration in Huawei Mate 9 Pro.
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