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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2021-12-28 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.44 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.20 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black, Blue, Green and Pink |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 524 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 12.76 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Xiaomi 12 Pro has a general score of 79.6, which is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 9's general score of 73.4. Xiaomi 12 Pro's construction is a lot newer than the Huawei Mate 9's, although it is just a little heavier and a bit thicker. The Huawei Mate 9 counts with a really superior performance than Xiaomi 12 Pro, although it has less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
Xiaomi 12 Pro features a much better display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a little bigger display, a lot higher 1440 x 3200px resolution and a higher count of pixels per screen inch. The Xiaomi 12 Pro captures much clearer photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a way better video definition, a way bigger camera sensor shooting much higher quality videos and photographs, a much higher 50 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera and a larger aperture to take better low-light captures.
Huawei Mate 9 counts with a slightly bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi 12 Pro, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Xiaomi 12 Pro features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 4600mAh battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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