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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2022-03-15 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Blue, Grey and Purple |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 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 650 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 | 50.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 11.88 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
The Xiaomi 12X is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 9, getting a 77.8 score against 73.4. Xiaomi 12X's design is way newer and a little bit lighter, but just a bit thicker than Huawei Mate 9. The Xiaomi 12X features a much better looking screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a little larger display, a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a bit greater screen density.
Huawei Mate 9 has a little bit better storage capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi 12X, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei Mate 9 has a way better processing power than Xiaomi 12X, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Xiaomi 12X features just a bit better battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 13 percent bigger battery size. Xiaomi 12X shoots greater videos and photos than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a way higher video definition, a bigger aperture to capture better photos in low light situations and a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
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