Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-01-10 | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 775.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 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 | -- |
| -- | 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 Redmi Note 9S is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, getting a global score of 79 against 78.7. Both phones we compare here use Android operating system, but Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has the older 11 version while Huawei Mate 9 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo version. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is a incredibly newer phone than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, but it is somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a bit more powerful processor than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has more RAM. Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a slightly better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a better display density.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a greater camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video definition, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also has a camera in the back with a lot better resolution, a larger diafragm aperture to take better photos and video in poorly lited environments and a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing much higher quality photos and videos.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features longer battery life than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S not only is the best phones in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making it an obvious call.
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