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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2020-02-11 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Atlantis blue, Matrix purple and Phoenix red |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 373 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 618 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 12.1 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Poco X2 is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate 9, having a global score of 79.3 against 73.4. Although Xiaomi Poco X2 is noticeably newer than Huawei Mate 9, it's just a little bit heavier and thicker. The Xiaomi Poco X2 features just a bit better display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a just a little better display pixels density, a little larger display and a little higher 1080 x 2400px resolution.
The Huawei Mate 9 features a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Poco X2, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 cores. Xiaomi Poco X2 counts with a much better camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Poco X2 also has a lot larger back-facing camera sensor capturing much better quality videos and photos, a larger diafragm aperture and a camera in the back with a lot better 64 mega pixels resolution.
Huawei Mate 9 has a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Poco X2, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Huawei Mate 9 also has a SD card slot that allows up to 256 GB. Xiaomi Poco X2 has just a bit longer battery performance than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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