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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 11 |
| 2017-01-10 | 2021-05-27 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Metal | Glass and Plastic |
| -- | 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 | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 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 |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a general score of 78.7, which is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's 76.7 general score. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 9 Pro has newer 8.0 Oreo version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11. Although Huawei Mate 9 Pro is noticeably older than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, it's construction is lighter and a little bit thinner.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a little bit better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher screen density and a better 1440 x 2560 resolution. Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with just a bit more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a bit more powerful processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's battery duration is very similar to the battery performance in Huawei Mate 9 Pro. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features a superior camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video definition, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a way bigger back camera sensor capturing lot better quality photographs and videos, a larger aperture and a back facing camera with a much better 48 mega-pixels resolution.
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