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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android |
| 2017-01-06 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.12 |
| 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 Mi 8 SE is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate 9, getting a 75.9 score against 73.4. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE's body is newer, just a little bit thinner and lighter than Huawei Mate 9. The Huawei Mate 9 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a brighter display than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have a same size screen, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also has a just a little higher pixels amount per display inch and a quite better 1080 x 2244 pixels resolution. The Huawei Mate 9 features a superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the Huawei Mate 9 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a much better camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same resolution back facing camera and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a higher image and video quality and a bigger aperture to take better captures in low light environments.
Huawei Mate 9 has superior battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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