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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2017-01-06 | -- |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 6.70 ounces | -- |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| -- | 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 |
| -- | 1500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 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 | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (1920 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 12.32 |
| 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 |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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 12S Ultra is much better than Huawei Mate 9, having an 81 score against 73.4. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra body is noticeably lighter and thinner than the Huawei Mate 9. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra counts with a lot better looking screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a better number of pixels per inch in the screen, a little bit larger screen and a much higher 1440 x 3200 pixels resolution.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra features a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Huawei Mate 9 features a very superior performance than Xiaomi 12S Ultra, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cpu cores.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra counts with a much better camera than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a lot higher video definition, a bigger diafragm aperture, a way higher 50 mega pixels resolution camera and a lot bigger sensor providing a lot higher image quality. Xiaomi 12S Ultra features better battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 20 percent bigger battery size.
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