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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-01-06 | -- |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 373 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| 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 |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a global score of 77.7, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 9's 73.4 score. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite is a lighter and a bit thinner phone than the Huawei Mate 9. Huawei Mate 9 features a bit faster CPU than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, although it has 2 GB less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has just a bit better screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a bit higher quantity of pixels per screen inch, a little bigger screen and a little higher 1080 x 2280px resolution. The Huawei Mate 9 has a bit bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows up to 256 GB.
Huawei Mate 9 features superior battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3350mAh. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite captures much better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the same video frame rates and a 12 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite also has a larger camera aperture to capture better photos in low light environments and a larger sensor capturing higher quality videos and photographs.
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