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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-06 | 2019-04-15 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 Mi 9 SE is better than the Huawei Mate 9, having an 81.4 score against 73.4. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is a notably newer device, and it is also somewhat lighter and just a bit thinner than Huawei Mate 9. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a much better screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a little higher 1080 x 2340 resolution, a little bit greater pixel density and a little bit bigger display.
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE features a processing unit that's very similar to Huawei Mate 9's processing unit, and although the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has 2 GB more RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a very superior camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also has a back-facing camera with a much higher 48 mega-pixels resolution, a larger camera aperture for better low light images and a way bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
Huawei Mate 9 has just a bit bigger memory to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 256 GB. Huawei Mate 9 has improved battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3070mAh.
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